81st Street & Stillwell Avenue
The three-way junction of 81st Street and Stillwell Avenue is in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 97 the Highlawn is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools, and four places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 25 Av D0.3 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Kings Hwy N0.4 milesN
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Rediscovery” (2012) by Amy Cheng at the 25 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Stillwell Av/80 St, 310 feet away, for the B4.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Stillwell Av/80 St B4310 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1626 Stillwell Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 8949 Bay Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 43
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (West)
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1923 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 81st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Stillwell Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- P.S. 97 the Highlawn School420 feet
- Yesodot Hatorah School470 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1787 Stillwell Avenue Older adult center490 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,150 feet
- V&W Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Street & 24th Avenue 70 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & 24th Avenue 100 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Highlawn Avenue 250 feet
- 82nd Street & 24th Avenue 330 feet
- 82nd Street & Stillwell Avenue 370 feet
- 80th Street & Stillwell Avenue 390 feet
- West 13th Street & Highlawn Avenue 530 feet
- 83rd Street & 24th Avenue 590 feet
See every intersection along 81st Street or Stillwell Avenue.