Belt Parkway & Coney Island Avenue

Belt Parkway and Coney Island Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 246/Ladder 169 firehouse is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about seven minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Belt Parkway & Coney Island Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    0.4 miles
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Postcards from Sheepshead Bay” (1998) by Deborah Goletz at the Sheepshead Bay station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue Z, 880 feet away, for the B68.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Coney Island Av/Avenue Z B68 · Shelter
    880 feet
    B68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 260 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 3003 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    930 feet
  2. 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,140 feet
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11235
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
48
Police precinct
60 and 61 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brighton Beach

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. BAM Bam's Playhouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    750 feet
  2. Gummy Bears Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  3. Shandor Institute Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 209 Margaret Mead School
    1,100 feet
  2. Mommy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Homecrest Playground
    1,010 feet
  2. Grady Playground
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 246/Ladder 169 Fire station
    550 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner:

  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

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