Avenue Z & West 2nd Street
Avenue Z and West 2nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. West Playground is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave X, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 1,800 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Ave X F0.4 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, 40 feet away, for the B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/W 2 St B440 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, 840 feet by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
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
- 12 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 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 38 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and May 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 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of West 2nd Street
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of West 2nd Street
- No parking 12 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-K1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground310 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 3rd Street 260 feet
- Avenue Z & West 1st Street 260 feet
- Avenue Z & West Street 520 feet
- West 3rd Street & Dank Court 520 feet
- West 3rd Street & Atwater Court 530 feet
- West 3rd Street & Cobeck Court 770 feet
- Avenue Z & East 1st Street 780 feet
- Avenue Y & West 2nd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or West 2nd Street.