Avenue W & West 7th Street
Avenue W and West 7th Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Cutinella Triangle is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1956, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 86 St, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St N420 feetN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- N …
Also within a walk
- Ave X F1,190 feetF
- Ave U N0.3 milesN
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cerebration” (2018) by Karen Margolis at the 86 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/Avenue W, 210 feet away, for the B1 and B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/Avenue W B1, B4210 feetB1 B4
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- B4 …
Cycling
- 6 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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 October 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1956.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue W
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue W
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of West 7th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Bambi Academy School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5910 feet
- Big Apple Institute School950 feet
- Big Apple Academy Elementary School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
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- Big Apple Institute Site 2 School1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cutinella Triangle180 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Coney Island Yard Electric Motor Repair Shop (Dual System BMT) Listed historic place1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Marlboro Community Center660 feet
- Older adult center at 2298 West 8th Street Older adult center660 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket440 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and eight 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Street & West 7th Street 100 feet
- 86th Street & Avenue W 120 feet
- Avenue W & West 6th Street 280 feet
- West 7th Street & Boynton Place 290 feet
- 86th Street & West 8th Street 340 feet
- 86th Street & West 6th Street 380 feet
- Avenue W & Van Sicklen Street 540 feet
- 86th Street & Van Sicklen Street 610 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or West 7th Street.