Cropsey Avenue & 24th Avenue
Cropsey Avenue and 24th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cropsey Av/24 Av, is 230 feet away for the B82 and B82 SBS, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/24 Av, 230 feet away, for the B82 and B82 SBS.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/24 Av B82, B82 SBS230 feetB82 B82 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
- B82 SBS …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 24th Avenue.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2225 Bath Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (West)
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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 1955 and 1972.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 50 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 24th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 24th Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Cropsey Avenue
- Ambulances and ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Coney Island Prep Charter Lower Elementary School600 feet
- I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro School600 feet
- HLA2 School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5700 feet
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- Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 School730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bath Playground800 feet
Health care
- Haym Solomon Home for the Aged Nursing home or hospice520 feet
- King David Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice940 feet
Shopping centers
- Ceasar's Bay Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 35th Street 80 feet
- Shore Parkway & 24th Avenue 290 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 34th Street 340 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 37th Street 420 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 37th Street 460 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 23rd Avenue 600 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 37th Street 680 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 38th Street 700 feet
See every intersection along 24th Avenue or Cropsey Avenue.