Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway
Bay 8th Street and Belt Parkway meet at a five-way junction 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. Bay 8 Playground is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cropsey Av/Bay 8 St, is 1,050 feet away for the B8, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/Bay 8 St, 1,050 feet away, for the B8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 8 St B81,050 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
By car
A ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound starts at this corner.
- 1414 86th Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 221 Washington Drive Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 62 and 68 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bath Beach
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park60 feet
- Bay 8 Playground650 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bay 8th Street & Independence Avenue 80 feet
- 15th Avenue & Independence Avenue 560 feet
- Shore Parkway & 15th Avenue 650 feet
- Bay 10th Street & Independence Avenue 830 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 8th Street 880 feet
- Bay 11th Street & Independence Avenue 1,110 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 7th Street 1,130 feet
- 15th Avenue & Cropsey Avenue 1,150 feet
See every intersection along Bay 8th Street or Belt Parkway.