Avenue Y & Homecrest Avenue
Avenue Y and Homecrest Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 318 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about six minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and ten places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Sheepshead Bay B, Q0.3 milesB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Postcards from Sheepshead Bay” (1998) by Deborah Goletz at the Sheepshead Bay station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue Y, 900 feet away, for the B68.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue Y B68900 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2624 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1,000 feet
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 318 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,438th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 145 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Y
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Homecrest Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Homecrest Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Wonder Land P.a Preschool · Pre-K770 feet
- Bet Yaakov Ohr Sarah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,160 feet
- Shirat Rachel Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
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- Lighthouse Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and one food store.
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:
- East 13th Street & Avenue Y 270 feet
- Homecrest Avenue & Doone Court 270 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue Y 300 feet
- East 14th Street & Avenue Y 520 feet
- Avenue Y & East 11th Street 560 feet
- East 12th Street & Doone Court 560 feet
- East 13th Street & Margaret Court 620 feet
- East 15th Street & Avenue Y 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Y or Homecrest Avenue.