27th Avenue & Harway Avenue
The four-way crossing of 27th Avenue and Harway Avenue is in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 93 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Coney Island Prep Upper Elementary School is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay 50 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D0.3 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Harway Av/27 Av, 110 feet away, for the B64.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Harway Av/27 Av B64110 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2471 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 93 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,770th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 54 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 7 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the chinkapin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 27th Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 27th Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Harway Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Harway Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Coney Island Prep Upper Elementary School430 feet
- National Association of Family Development Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K770 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Calvert Vaux Park850 feet
- Calvert Vaux Park Playground950 feet
Houses of worship
- Most Precious Blood Church House of worship530 feet
- Shore Parkway Jewish Center House of worship770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Harway Avenue & Bay 44th Street 260 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 46th Street 260 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 47th Street 520 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 43rd Street 520 feet
- 27th Avenue & Mill Road 570 feet
- Bay 44th Street & Mill Road 700 feet
- Bath Avenue & 27th Avenue 730 feet
- Harway Avenue & 28th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 27th Avenue or Harway Avenue.