Avenue Z & Homecrest Avenue
Avenue Z and Homecrest Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sheepshead Bay Library is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about three minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 20 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1961, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Sheepshead Bay B, Q870 feetB 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 Avenue Z/E 13 St, 180 feet away, for the B36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/E 13 St B36180 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
Cycling
- 11 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017
- Turn calming, October 2024
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 2,000 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 1952 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue Z
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Homecrest Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Homecrest Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 303142.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Lighthouse Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K510 feet
- Mommy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 51,240 feet
- Yeshivat Lev Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Homecrest Playground330 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Sheepshead Bay Library730 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch740 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch770 feet
- Citibank Bank branch1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy640 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 13th Street & Avenue Z 260 feet
- Homecrest Avenue & William Court 290 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue Z 300 feet
- Avenue Z & Sheepshead Bay Road 420 feet
- East 14th Street & Avenue Z 520 feet
- East 14th Street & Sheepshead Bay Road 540 feet
- East 12th Street & William Court 590 feet
- Avenue Z & East 11th Street 620 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or Homecrest Avenue.