Bay 8th Street & Independence Avenue
Bay 8th Street and Independence Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dyker Beach Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cropsey Av/Bay 8 St, is 970 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, 970 feet away, for the B8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 8 St B8970 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 80 feet by car along the streets.
- 1414 86th Street Gas station0.6 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 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- 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 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 8th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Independence Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Independence Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
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 Park30 feet
- Bay 8 Playground570 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway 80 feet
- 15th Avenue & Independence Avenue 480 feet
- Shore Parkway & 15th Avenue 730 feet
- Bay 10th Street & Independence Avenue 750 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 8th Street 790 feet
- Bay 11th Street & Independence Avenue 1,030 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 7th Street 1,040 feet
- 15th Avenue & Cropsey Avenue 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Bay 8th Street or Independence Avenue.