7th Avenue & Poly Place
The three-way junction of 7th Avenue and Poly Place is in Dyker Beach Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dyker Beach Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Poly Pl/7 Av, is 70 feet away for the B8, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Poly Pl/7 Av, 70 feet away, for the B8.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Poly Pl/7 Av B870 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue and Poly Place.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Gowanus Expressway & John Warren Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 579 92nd Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 221 Washington Drive Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers770 feet
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Beach Park
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 94 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2024 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 7th Avenue
- No parking 21 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 7th Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 3PM-6PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
North side of Poly Place
- Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-3PM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 11 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-6AM ALL DAYS
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of Poly Place
- No standing 12 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 16 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-6AM ALL DAYS
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park40 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Brooklyn VA Hospital Listed historic place710 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 7th Avenue & Poly Place at Wainwright Drive 160 feet
- Grimes Road North & Wainwright Drive 640 feet
- John Warren Avenue & Wainwright Drive 930 feet
- Grimes Road North & Grimes Road West 1,150 feet
- Grimes Road West & Hamilton Manor 1,230 feet
- John Warren Avenue & McArthur Road 1,320 feet
- Grimes Road West & Hamilton Circle 0.3 miles
- Liberty Way & McArthur Road 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 7th Avenue or Poly Place.