8th Avenue & 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and 42nd Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sunset Park is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 9 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
9 Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
8 Av/41 St · B70
Within a walk
14 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 9 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 9 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bees for Sunset Park” (2012) by Christopher Russell at the 9 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/41 St, 370 feet away, for the B70.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/41 St B70
    370 feet
    B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 42nd Street.

  • 55 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 Ave & 41 St 25 docks in all
    1,000 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11232
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
66 and 72 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (Central)
Elevation
126 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 42nd Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302338, 312680 and 313610.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Chinese American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    50 feet
  2. Pantomima Big Kids Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    220 feet
  3. Childtime Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
Show all 5
  1. Enlightenment Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    600 feet
  2. P.S. 169 Sunset Park School
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunset Park
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Alku & Alku Toinen Listed historic place
    560 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Baptist Church House of worship
    770 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 4101 8th Avenue Older adult center
    300 feet
  2. Sunset Park Recreation Center
    1,050 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 42nd Street or 8th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.