86 St/Avenue U

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86 St/Avenue U is a New York City bus stop on 86 St at the corner of Avenue U, served by B1, B4 in Brooklyn. Times below come from the MTA Bus Time feed and show how far away each bus still is.

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B1 Manhattan Beach Kingsboro Cc 1.4 miles away 04:33 AM 7 min

B4 Sheepshead Bay Knapp St Scheduled departure 05:47 AM 81 min

B4 Sheepshead Bay Knapp St Scheduled departure 06:14 AM 108 min

schedule Rows marked Scheduled departure come from the timetable: no vehicle on that route is being tracked toward this stop yet.

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Expect Delays

B4

Oct 31, Saturday, 12:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Update at 2026-10-27 16:24

Eastbound B4 buses will detour to Bay Ridge Pkwy from Narrows Ave to Colonial Rd, expect delays

No stops will be missed.
What’s happening?
77th St Block Party
Note: Bus arrival information may be unavailable or inaccurate while buses are detoured.
Planned - Part Suspended

B1

Nov 1, Sun 6:00 AM - until event concludes
Update at 2026-10-29 13:52

No regular B1 service on 86th St and 87th St on 4th Ave and 5th Ave;
The temporary first and last stop will be 5th Ave/86th St (farside)

The last regular northbound and first regular southbound stop will be 86th St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy.
See the detour map
Southbound skipped stops:
87th St/4th Ave
86th St/4th Ave
86th St/5th Ave
Northbound skipped stops:
5th Ave/86th St (nearside)
87th St/4th Ave
What’s happening?
2026 NYC Marathon
Note: Bus arrival information may be unavailable or inaccurate while buses are detoured.

Where this stop sits

Stop 43 of 98 on the B1

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Stop 60 of 128 on the B4

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Nearest subway station 25 Av D 370 m 5 min walk

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Questions about 86 St/Avenue U

MTA bus stop · B1, B4

Which buses stop at 86 St/Avenue U?

This stop is served by 2 routes: B1, B4. Open a route to see all of its stops.

When is the next bus at 86 St/Avenue U?

The next bus is about 7 minutes away. Every row above shows the destination and how many stops the bus still has to go.

What does "4 stops away" mean?

It is the number of stops the bus still has to make before it reaches this one, straight from MTA Bus Time. It is a better guide than minutes in traffic: a bus two stops away will be here shortly even if the estimate says five minutes.

Are these times live or from the timetable?

Live whenever a bus is being tracked on the route; those rows show how many stops away the vehicle is. When nothing is being tracked the scheduled timetable is shown instead and clearly labelled as scheduled.

Where exactly is the 86 St/Avenue U bus stop?

It stands on 86 St where it meets Avenue U in Brooklyn. The map further down the page shows the exact corner, which matters here because the opposite side of the street is usually a separate stop with its own arrival times.

Where is this stop on the B1 route?

It is stop 43 of 98 on the B1, after 86 St/Stillwell Av and before 86 St/Avenue V. Both directions of the route are listed together, so a corner usually appears twice, once for each way.

Where is this stop on the B4 route?

It is stop 60 of 128 on the B4, after 86 St/Stillwell Av and before 86 St/Avenue V. Both directions of the route are listed together, so a corner usually appears twice, once for each way.