East 8th Street & Friel Place

East 8th Street and Friel Place meet at a four-way crossing in Kensington, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn College Academy is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Caton Av/E 8 St · B16
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 4 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 8th Street & Friel Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Caton Av/E 8 St, 300 feet away, for the B16.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Caton Av/E 8 St B16
    300 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 8 St & Caton Ave 30 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 378 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    920 feet
  2. 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11218
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
40
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kensington
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 8th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of East 8th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING NOON-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-NOON EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Friel Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Friel Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310264, 331993 and 334443.

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1880 and 1909.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. M.S. 839 School
    360 feet
  2. Brooklyn College Academy School
    1,030 feet
  3. M.S. 890 School
    1,260 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 889 School
    1,260 feet
  2. Honeydew Drop Playhouse Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Parade Ground Park
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Halal Supermarket Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 8th Street or Friel Place.

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