Bay Ridge Avenue & 8th Avenue

Bay Ridge Avenue and 8th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. McKinley Park is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them parks, and eight places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
8 Av/Bay Ridge Av · B64, B70
Within a walk
7 places
3 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bay Ridge Avenue & 8th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 8 Av N
    0.4 miles
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. 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, 110 feet away, for the B64 and B70.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/Bay Ridge Av B64, B70
    110 feet
    B64 B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …
  2. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 67 St & Erik Pl 25 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 802 65th Street Gas station
    1,270 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
38
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Dyker Heights
Elevation
84 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,200 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 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-NOON 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING NOON-4PM ALL DAYS

North side of Bay Ridge Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Bay Ridge Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303931 and 310403.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Worldtots Preschool · Pre-K
    200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Leif Ericson Park
    570 feet
  2. Leif Ericson Park Playground
    820 feet
  3. Quaker Parrot Park at the Dust Bowl Park
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. McKinley Park
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. McKinley Park Library
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 7201 8th Avenue Older adult center
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. HLBK Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. EZ Fresh Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fei Long Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or Bay Ridge Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.