Avenue U & West 5th Street

Avenue U and West 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 095 the Gravesend is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave U
690 feet · 3 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Avenue U/W 5 St · B3
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 1 cemetery and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue U & West 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave U, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ave U N
    690 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave U F
    940 feet
    F
  2. 86 St N
    0.4 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Edges of a South Brooklyn Sky” (2018) by Sally Gil at the Ave U station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/W 5 St, 110 feet away, for the B3.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue U/W 5 St B3 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B3
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2616 86th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
61 and 62 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 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 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue U

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Avenue U

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of West 5th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of West 5th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307018, 313712, 316286 and 323172.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch-American, and built between 1700 and 1725.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 cemetery
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Znayka on Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    200 feet
  2. P.S. 095 the Gravesend School
    630 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lady Moody Triangle
    530 feet
  2. Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Avenue U Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    320 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue U or West 5th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.