Bay Parkway & Cropsey Avenue

Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 79 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 6,320 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about eight minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them nursing homes or hospices, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
48 hurt
79 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Pkwy
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Bay Pkwy/Cropsey Av · B6
Within a walk
6 places
2 nursing homes or hospices, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bay Parkway & Cropsey Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Tree of Life” (2012) by Xin Song at the Bay Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bay Pkwy/Cropsey Av, 70 feet away, for the B6.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Pkwy/Cropsey Av B6
    70 feet
    B6

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue.

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 310 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 8779 Bay Parkway Gas station
    580 feet
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1,300 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 79 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 48 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 17 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, April 2021
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2026

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 6,320 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Eastbound on Cropsey Avenue3,435
Westbound on Cropsey Avenue2,885
Total6,320

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
47
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 107 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bay Parkway

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bay Parkway

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Cropsey Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Cropsey Avenue

  • Ambulances and ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. HLA2 School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    700 feet
  2. Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 School
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bensonhurst Park
    60 feet
  2. Bensonhurst Park Playground
    140 feet

Health care

  1. King David Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    640 feet
  2. Haym Solomon Home for the Aged Nursing home or hospice
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Ceasar's Bay Shopping center
    820 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bay Parkway or Cropsey Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.