Avenue Z & East 1st Street
Avenue Z and East 1st Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. West Playground is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue Z/West St, is 230 feet away for the B4, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/West St, 230 feet away, for the B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/West St B4230 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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 March 2026.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is 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 between October 2019 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Z
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 1st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 1st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground310 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue Z & West Street 260 feet
- East 2nd Street & Avenue Z 260 feet
- Avenue Z & West 1st Street 520 feet
- East 2nd Street & Brighton Court 520 feet
- West Street & Murdock Court 530 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue Z 660 feet
- East 2nd Street & Manhattan Court 770 feet
- Avenue Y & East 1st Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or East 1st Street.