Bath Avenue & Bay 8th Street
Bath Avenue and Bay 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dyker Beach Park is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bath Av/15 Av, is 170 feet away for the B64, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bath Av/15 Av, 170 feet away, for the B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bath Av/15 Av B64170 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Bath Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1414 86th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.8 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bath Beach
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bath Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Bath Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Bay 8th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bay 8th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Youngermusik Preschool, ages 2 to 5600 feet
- P.S. 229 Dyker School950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park550 feet
- Bay 8 Playground900 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bath Avenue & Bay 7th Street 250 feet
- 15th Avenue & Bath Avenue 260 feet
- 14th Avenue & Bath Avenue 520 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 10th Street 530 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 8th Street 770 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 11th Street 780 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 8th Street 780 feet
- 15th Avenue & Cropsey Avenue 1,010 feet
See every intersection along Bath Avenue or Bay 8th Street.