Coney Island Avenue & Desmond Court
Coney Island Avenue and Desmond Court meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,074 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. It is 1,300 feet to the 61st Precinct. The nearest bus stop, Coney Island Av/Avenue X, is 190 feet away for the B68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue X, 190 feet away, for the B68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue X B68 · Shelter190 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2624 Coney Island Avenue Gas station750 feet
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger680 feet
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,074 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 726th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 655 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Coney Island Avenue (east side).
West side of Coney Island Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Desmond Court
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Desmond Court
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307963, 309262, 317874 and 319199.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- Wonder Land P.a Preschool · Pre-K590 feet
- Bet Yaakov Ohr Sarah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5840 feet
- Shirat Rachel Preschool, ages 2 to 5840 feet
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- Starlight Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,010 feet
- Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center at 1215 Avenue X Pre-K center1,010 feet
Fire and police
- 61st Precinct Police station1,300 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch240 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Coney Island Avenue & Dunne Court 250 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue X 270 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue Y 520 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Crawford Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue X & East 11th Street 550 feet
- East 7th Street & Desmond Court 580 feet
- Avenue X & East 12th Street 740 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Gerald Court 780 feet
See every intersection along Coney Island Avenue or Desmond Court.