Avenue U & Stillwell Avenue
Avenue U and Stillwell Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lafayette Playground is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them schools, and 15 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, 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, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 25 Av D1,050 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Ave U N0.3 milesN
- 86 St 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 86 St/Stillwell Av, 420 feet away, for the B1, B3 and B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/Stillwell Av B1, B3, B4 · Shelter420 feetB1 B3 B4
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- B3 …
- B4 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2616 86th Street Gas station700 feet
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.2 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 43
- Police precinct
- 60 and 62 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (West)
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and September 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue U
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Avenue U
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Stillwell Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Meucci Triangle.
- Antonio Meucci Memorial Statue, 1989510 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 trade or language schools
Schools and child care
- I P Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K480 feet
- Stillwell Avenue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K930 feet
- Cts Trade or language school940 feet
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- High School of Sports Management School970 feet
- International High School at Lafayette School970 feet
- Kingsborough Early College School970 feet
- Leaders High School970 feet
- Life Academy High School for Business and Technology School970 feet
- Brooklyn Medical Tech Trade or language school1,060 feet
- Dmi Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park60 feet
- Lafayette Playground190 feet
- Meucci Triangle490 feet
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- Scarangella Park Playground830 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Temple United House of worship790 feet
Supermarkets
- V&W Supermarket Supermarket1,030 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket1,300 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy840 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 12 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Stillwell Avenue & Bay 43rd Street 100 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & 26th Avenue 270 feet
- Avenue U & West 13th Street 280 feet
- Avenue U & 86th Street 380 feet
- 86th Street & West 13th Street 390 feet
- 86th Street & Stillwell Avenue 390 feet
- Avenue U & West 12th Street 540 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 43rd Street 540 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or Stillwell Avenue.