Avenue V & West 7th Street
Avenue V and West 7th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cutinella Triangle is 1,000 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 four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave U N910 feetN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- N …
Also within a walk
- 86 St N1,090 feetN
- Ave U F0.3 milesF
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 86 St/W 7 St, 730 feet away, for the B1 and B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/W 7 St B1, B4730 feetB1 B4
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- B4 …
Cycling
- 15 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 April 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 43 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue V
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of West 7th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of West 7th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 cemetery
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place800 feet
- Cutinella Triangle1,000 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,110 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and ten 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue V & West 6th Street 280 feet
- West 7th Street & Lake Place 300 feet
- West 6th Street & Lake Place 540 feet
- Avenue V & West 5th Street 560 feet
- West 6th Street & Wolf Place 690 feet
- 86th Street & West 7th Street 770 feet
- Avenue V & Van Sicklen Street 770 feet
- Avenue U & West 7th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or West 7th Street.