Coney Island Avenue & Avenue V

Coney Island Avenue and Avenue V meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 4,613 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Homecrest Library is 410 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them schools, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Neck Rd
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Coney Island Av/Avenue V · B68
Within a walk
8 places
2 schools, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Coney Island Avenue & Avenue V Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Neck Rd Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. Q …
Southbound
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave U Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “West Wall, East Light, Morning” (2011) by Mary Temple at the Neck Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue V, 110 feet away, for the B68.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Coney Island Av/Avenue V B68
    110 feet
    B68

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2489 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 4,613 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
Southbound on Coney Island Avenue3,292
Northbound on Coney Island Avenue1,321
Total4,613

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,000 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 1940.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue V

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Avenue V

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Coney Island Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Coney Island Avenue

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances and ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309675 and 310725.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivat Darchei Eres School
    700 feet
  2. Starlight Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  3. Yeshivat or Hatorah School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mellett Playground
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Homecrest Library
    410 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel of Avenue U House of worship
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. 61st Precinct Police station
    810 feet
  2. Engine 254/Ladder 153 Fire station
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    90 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue V or Coney Island Avenue.

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