Avenue Z & West 1st Street
Avenue Z and West 1st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. West Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave X, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 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, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Ave X F0.5 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
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/W 2 St, 230 feet away, for the B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/W 2 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, 1,100 feet by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes 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 December 2025.
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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,100 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 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 90 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 June 2014 and May 2025, 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 West 1st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of West 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-K820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground50 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket400 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 & West Street 260 feet
- Avenue Z & West 2nd Street 260 feet
- Avenue Z & East 1st Street 520 feet
- Avenue Z & West 3rd Street 520 feet
- West Street & Murdock Court 530 feet
- Avenue Y & West 1st Street 780 feet
- East 2nd Street & Avenue Z 780 feet
- West 3rd Street & Dank Court 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or West 1st Street.