Avenue V & Van Sicklen Street
Avenue V and Van Sicklen Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 095 the Gravesend is 580 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 nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave U F830 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Ave U N0.3 milesN
- 86 St N0.3 milesN
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Transitions” (2018) by Andrea Belag at the Ave U station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/Van Sicklen St, 860 feet away, for the B3.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/Van Sicklen St B3 · Shelter860 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 17 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue V
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Van Sicklen Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1700 and 1725.
- Gravesend Cemetery Designated landmark420 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 cemetery
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 095 the Gravesend School580 feet
- Znayka on Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
- Big Apple Academy Elementary School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 51,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place30 feet
- Lady Moody Triangle930 feet
- Cutinella Triangle1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket880 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Sicklen Street & Corso Court 90 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Village Road South 170 feet
- Avenue V & West 5th Street 210 feet
- Gravesend Neck Road & Van Sicklen Street 300 feet
- Lake Street & Village Road South 380 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Wolf Place 420 feet
- West 5th Street & Lake Place 430 feet
- Avenue V & West 6th Street 490 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or Van Sicklen Street.