Avenue Z & Shell Road
Avenue Z and Shell Road meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yde Girls Elementary School is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave X, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave X, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Ave X F0.3 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Neptune Av F0.3 milesF
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “AVEX1-6(station)” (2017) by Derek Lerner at the Ave X station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/Shell Rd, 80 feet away, for the B4.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/Shell Rd B480 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 station0.3 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 23 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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 four travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 in 1951.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 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
South side of Avenue Z
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Shell Road
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yde Girls Elementary School1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket760 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shell Road & Dank Court 270 feet
- Shell Road & Cobeck Court 520 feet
- Avenue Z & West 3rd Street 630 feet
- Avenue Y & Shell Road 800 feet
- West 3rd Street & Dank Court 850 feet
- Avenue Z & West 2nd Street 890 feet
- West 3rd Street & Atwater Court 900 feet
- West 3rd Street & Cobeck Court 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or Shell Road.