Avenue U & Gravesend Neck Road
Avenue U and Gravesend Neck Road meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Caring Hospice Services of New York is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/Nostrand Av, is 160 feet away for the B3, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/Nostrand Av, 160 feet away, for the B3.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/Nostrand Av B3 · Shelter160 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 3095 Avenue U Gas station0.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.3 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 September 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Avenue U (north side).
South side of Avenue U
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 320377 and 321679.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 community center
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Bambi Day Care III School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K300 feet
- Kings Bay Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
- Big Dreams Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5900 feet
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- A2z Happyland Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Herman Dolgon Playground900 feet
Health care
- The Chateau at Brooklyn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice510 feet
- Caring Hospice Services of New York Nursing home or hospice1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Beford Bay House of worship300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Sheepshead Bay Community center1,170 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch180 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch280 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & Haring Street 80 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue U 200 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Gravesend Neck Road 220 feet
- Avenue U & Brown Street 340 feet
- Avenue U & East 29th Street 490 feet
- East 29th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 520 feet
- Avenue U & Batchelder Street 600 feet
- Avenue U & East 28th Street 740 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or Gravesend Neck Road.