Bay 44th Street & Hunter Avenue
Bay 44th Street and Hunter Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Calvert Vaux Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 26 Av/Shore Pkwy Service Rd North, is 0.4 miles away for the B6, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 26 Av/Shore Pkwy Service Rd North, 0.4 miles away, for the B6.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 26 Av/Shore Pkwy Service Rd North B60.4 milesB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 2978 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 August 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
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Bay 44th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Block Institute School Preschool580 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Calvert Vaux Park40 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The three nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bay 43rd Street & Hunter Avenue 270 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 44th Street 990 feet
- Shore Parkway & 27th Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Bay 44th Street or Hunter Avenue.