Avenue S & East 9th Street
Avenue S and East 9th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Sephardic Community Center is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Coney Island Av/Avenue S, is 470 feet away for the B68, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, 11 of them religious buildings. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue S, 470 feet away, for the B68.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue S B68 · Shelter470 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2317 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue S
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue S
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 9th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 9th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 11 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- B'Not Rachel High School for Girls School740 feet
- Little Pickles Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5790 feet
- Ateret Torah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5840 feet
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- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5840 feet
- Peer Hatorah School950 feet
- Bet Yaakov Ateret Torah School950 feet
- Bet Yakov Ateret Torah High School950 feet
- Sephardic Community Youth Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1960 East 7th Street Older adult center680 feet
- Sephardic Community Center770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 8th Street & Avenue S 260 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue S 400 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue S 560 feet
- East 9th Street & 1st Court 610 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Hutchinson Court 670 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue S 680 feet
- Avenue S & Homecrest Avenue 820 feet
- East 9th Street & Avenue R 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue S or East 9th Street.