8th Avenue & 68th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and 68th Street is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. McKinley Park Library is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and 11 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1938, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
8 Av/Bay Ridge Av · B70
Within a walk
6 places
2 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & 68th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 8 Av N
    0.3 miles
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “MADE WITH LOVE” (2019) by Olalekan Jeyifous at the 8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/Bay Ridge Av, 180 feet away, for the B70.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/Bay Ridge Av B70
    180 feet
    B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 67 St & Erik Pl 25 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 802 65th Street Gas station
    1,010 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
38
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Dyker Heights
Elevation
88 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1938.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 68th Street

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

South side of 68th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING NOON-4PM ALL DAYS

East side of 8th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-NOON 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING NOON-4PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 303931.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Worldtots Preschool · Pre-K
    60 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Leif Ericson Park
    310 feet
  2. Leif Ericson Park Playground
    560 feet
  3. Quaker Parrot Park at the Dust Bowl Park
    560 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. McKinley Park Library
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 7201 8th Avenue Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. HLBK Supermarket Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. EZ Fresh Supermarket Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  3. Fei Long Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 68th Street or 8th Avenue.

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