Narrows Avenue & Colonial Gardens
Narrows Avenue and Colonial Gardens meet at a three-way junction in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shore Park and Parkway is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Shore Rd/Narrows Av, is 100 feet away for the B16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Shore Rd/Narrows Av, 100 feet away, for the B16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Shore Rd/Narrows Av B16100 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Shore Rd & Narrows Ave 12 docks in all220 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 4th Avenue & Shore Road, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 9111 4th Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 9602 4th Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 February 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 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 older adult center
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Shore Park and Parkway Park100 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 9000 Shore Road Older adult center430 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Narrows Avenue & 89th Street 220 feet
- Shore Road & 91st Street 400 feet
- Narrows Avenue & 88th Street 480 feet
- 89th Street & Shore Court 590 feet
- Shore Road & 88th Street 670 feet
- Shore Road & 92nd Street 720 feet
- Narrows Avenue & 87th Street 740 feet
- Shore Road & 87th Street 930 feet
See every intersection along Narrows Avenue.