Avenue V & East 9th Street
Avenue V and East 9th Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 254/Ladder 153 firehouse is 880 feet away, and Mellett Playground is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 27 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Neck Rd Q0.5 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Ave U Q0.5 milesQ
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “West Wall, East Light, Morning” (2011) by Mary Temple at the Neck Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue V, 270 feet away, for the B68.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue V B68270 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2489 Coney Island Avenue Gas station360 feet
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 November 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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 9th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 9th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshivat Darchei Eres School880 feet
- Starlight Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Mellett Playground1,130 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Homecrest Library590 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 254/Ladder 153 Fire station880 feet
- 61st Precinct Police station1,000 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch190 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 16 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue V 190 feet
- East 8th Street & Avenue V 260 feet
- Avenue V & East 12th Street 540 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue V 560 feet
- Avenue U & East 9th Street 780 feet
- Avenue V & Homecrest Avenue 820 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Gravesend Neck Road 850 feet
- East 8th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 910 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or East 9th Street.