Ralph Avenue & East 86th Street
Ralph Avenue and East 86th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. I.S. 285 Meyer Levin is 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Tilden Av, is 60 feet away for the B47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them schools, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Tilden Av, 60 feet away, for the B47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Tilden Av B4760 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Linden Blvd & E 91 St 12 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 5802 Church Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 42 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 86th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 86th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Ralph Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Ralph Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 4 religious buildings
Schools and child care
- I.S. 285 Meyer Levin School540 feet
- Cultural Academy for the Arts and Sciences School820 feet
- It Takes a Village Academy School820 feet
Show all 5
- Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School820 feet
- Flatbush SDA School1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Grace Deliverance Tabernacle Church House of worship1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ralph Avenue & Tilden Avenue 70 feet
- East 59th Street & Tilden Avenue 350 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 87th Street 390 feet
- East 86th Street & Avenue B 470 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Beverley Road 580 feet
- East 58th Street & Tilden Avenue 610 feet
- East 88th Street & Avenue A 700 feet
- East 87th Street & Avenue B 730 feet
See every intersection along East 86th Street or Ralph Avenue.