Coney Island Avenue & Kings Highway

Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva of Belle Harbor is 990 feet away, and Advent Gravesend Church is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Coney Island Av/Kings HWY · B68
Within a walk
29 places
8 religious buildings, 7 trade or language schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Coney Island Avenue & Kings Highway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    1,280 feet
    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 “Kings Highway Hieroglyphs” (1987) by Rhoda Andors at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Kings HWY, 50 feet away, for the B68.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Coney Island Av/Kings HWY B68 · Shelter
    50 feet
    B68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1935 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    1,160 feet
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2015
  • Turn calming, December 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
44 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
26 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 1925 and 1959.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Coney Island Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of Coney Island Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305473, 310168, 313340 and 315784.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 6 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Viva Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    440 feet
  2. Sam Consulting Services Trade or language school
    460 feet
  3. Ateret Torah Center School
    730 feet
Show all 17
  1. Dialexton School of Allied Health PR Trade or language school
    520 feet
  2. Magic Touch Beauty Inst Trade or language school
    520 feet
  3. Touch Beauty School (The) Trade or language school
    520 feet
  4. Ip Training Trade or language school
    810 feet
  5. Center for Allied Health Education Trade or language school
    940 feet
  6. Yeshiva of Belle Harbor School
    990 feet
  7. Bet Yaakov Mekor Haim School
    1,040 feet
  8. Charles Stuart School Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  9. Ateret Torah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,150 feet
  10. Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  11. Yeshivat Shaare Torah School
    1,150 feet
  12. Little Pickles Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  13. Bet Yaakov Ateret Torah School
    1,240 feet
  14. Bet Yakov Ateret Torah High School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Square
    380 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jewish Center of Kings Highway Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Etz Chaim Congregation House of worship
    900 feet
  2. Advent Gravesend Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1001 Quentin Road Older adult center
    520 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 33/Engine 276/Ladder 156 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    500 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Green Forest Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Domino Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,030 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Coney Island Avenue or Kings Highway.

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