8th Avenue & 71st Street
The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and 71st Street is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. McKinley Park is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and nine places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 8 Av N0.5 milesN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- 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, 440 feet away, for the B64 and B70.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 8 Av/Bay Ridge Av B64, B70440 feetB64 B70
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
- B70 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 74 St 12 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 802 65th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Heights
- Elevation
- 77 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 71st Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 71st Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 8th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 8th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Worldtots Preschool · Pre-K720 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park590 feet
- Leif Ericson Park1,090 feet
- McKinley Park Playground1,200 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 7201 8th Avenue Older adult center340 feet
Supermarkets
- HLBK Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- EZ Fresh Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Fei Long Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 7th Avenue & 71st Street 200 feet
- 72nd Street & 8th Avenue 260 feet
- 8th Avenue & 70th Street 260 feet
- 7th Avenue & 72nd Street at 72nd Street Pedestrian Overpass 350 feet
- 7th Avenue & 70th Street 470 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & 8th Avenue 520 feet
- 7th Avenue & 8th Avenue 520 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Ovington Avenue 630 feet
See every intersection along 71st Street or 8th Avenue.