Avenue U & 86th Street
Avenue U and 86th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Christ Temple United is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 25 Av D1,200 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Ave U N0.3 milesN
- 86 St N0.4 milesN
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Rediscovery” (2012) by Amy Cheng at the 25 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/W 12 St, 60 feet away, for the B3.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/W 12 St B360 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 86th Street.
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2616 86th Street Gas station410 feet
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 43
- Police precinct
- 60 and 61 and 62 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (West)
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 86th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 7:30AM-8AM
South side of 86th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue U
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 311301.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Meucci Triangle.
- Antonio Meucci Memorial Statue, 1989140 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- I P Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K240 feet
- Dmi Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K800 feet
- Cts Trade or language school1,090 feet
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- Stillwell Avenue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
- Brooklyn Medical Tech Trade or language school1,210 feet
- Gesher Yehuda School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Meucci Triangle110 feet
- Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park150 feet
- Lafayette Playground570 feet
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- Scarangella Park Playground910 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Temple United House of worship420 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- V&W Supermarket Supermarket1,180 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & West 13th Street 100 feet
- 86th Street & West 13th Street 140 feet
- Avenue U & West 12th Street 160 feet
- 86th Street & West 12th Street 240 feet
- Avenue U & Stillwell Avenue 380 feet
- Avenue U & West 11th Street 420 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Bay 43rd Street 470 feet
- 86th Street & Stillwell Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along 86th Street or Avenue U.