Coney Island Avenue & 18th Avenue
Coney Island Avenue and 18th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Newkirk Plaza, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Newkirk Plaza, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Newkirk Plaza B, Q0.4 milesB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transit Skylight” (1988) by David Wilson at the Newkirk Plaza station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/18 Av, 130 feet away, for the B8 and B68.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/18 Av B8, B68130 feetB8 B68
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
- B68 …
Cycling
- 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Cortelyou Rd & Stratford Rd 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 3701 18th Avenue Gas station220 feet
- 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019
- Turn calming, May 2022
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 40
- Police precinct
- 66 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1935.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 62 signs on these blocks
- 17 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 18th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 18th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Coney Island Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Coney Island Avenue
- Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM ALL DAYS
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304197 and 307576.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 45 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1904 and 1905.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Peace Academy School310 feet
- Snapdragon Place Pre-K310 feet
- Inst for Career Training & Developme Trade or language school310 feet
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- Manhattan School of Computer Technol Trade or language school310 feet
- Early Childhood Development Center Kaleidoscope Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K610 feet
- Nayema Universal Child Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K780 feet
- P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Newkirk Community Garden1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Gala Apple International Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ditmas Avenue & Stratford Road 160 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Webster Avenue 290 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & Westminster Road 450 feet
- 18th Avenue & East 9th Street 450 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Ditmas Avenue 530 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Newkirk Avenue 570 feet
- East 8th Street & 18th Avenue 730 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & Argyle Road 730 feet
See every intersection along 18th Avenue, Coney Island Avenue or Ditmas Avenue.