Coney Island Avenue & Foster Avenue

Coney Island Avenue and Foster Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 761 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. In 2026, 17 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here through August 27. St Rose of Lima RC Church is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Newkirk Plaza, is about six minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
39 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Newkirk Plaza
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Coney Island Av/Foster Av · B68
Within a walk
17 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Coney Island Avenue & Foster Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Newkirk Plaza, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Newkirk Plaza B, Q
    0.3 miles
    B Q

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ave H Q
    0.4 miles
    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/Foster Av, 50 feet away, for the B68.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Coney Island Av/Foster Av B68
    50 feet
    B68

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Foster Avenue.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3701 18th Avenue Gas station
    1,320 feet
  2. 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 39 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 15 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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, July 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2022
  • Turn calming, June 2023

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 761 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 17 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
45
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1937.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Coney Island Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

West side of Coney Island Avenue

  • Metered parking 11 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

North side of Foster Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Foster Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310345 and 321742.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 garden

Schools and child care

  1. Peace Academy School
    640 feet
  2. Step Up Therapy Services Pt, Ot, SLP Preschool
    680 feet
  3. P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School
    680 feet
Show all 10
  1. Nayema Universal Child Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. Inst for Career Training & Developme Trade or language school
    910 feet
  3. Manhattan School of Computer Technol Trade or language school
    910 feet
  4. Snapdragon Place Pre-K
    910 feet
  5. The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 1139 Coney Island Avenue Pre-K center
    1,020 feet
  6. Brooklyn Dreams Charter School
    1,120 feet
  7. Nesivos Bais Yaakov School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Newkirk Community Garden
    920 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Rose of Lima RC Church House of worship
    780 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1075 Coney Island Avenue Older adult center
    430 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1081 Coney Island Avenue Older adult center
    500 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 26 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Coney Island Avenue or Foster 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.