Avenue Z & West 16th Street
Avenue Z and West 16th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1988, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay 50 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D0.3 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Stillwell Av/Avenue Z, 590 feet away, for the B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Stillwell Av/Avenue Z B64590 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1,110 feet by car along the streets.
- 2978 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1988.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red pine.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Z
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue Z
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of West 16th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of West 16th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody School1,070 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue Z & Belt Parkway 160 feet
- Avenue Z & West 15th Street 260 feet
- Avenue Z & West 17th Street 260 feet
- Shore Parkway & West 15th Street 430 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Avenue Z 540 feet
- Shore Parkway & Stillwell Avenue 730 feet
- West 15th Street & West 15th Place 760 feet
- West 16th Street & Private Catanzaro Square 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or West 16th Street.