Cropsey Avenue & 27th Avenue
Cropsey Avenue and 27th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coney Island Prep Upper Elementary School is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1962 and 1967, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay 50 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D0.5 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/Bay 46 St, 180 feet away, for the B82.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 46 St B82180 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2471 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1962 and 1967.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 27th Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 27th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one lamppost.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- National Association of Family Development Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- Coney Island Prep Upper Elementary School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Calvert Vaux Park70 feet
- Calvert Vaux Park Playground170 feet
Houses of worship
- Shore Parkway Jewish Center House of worship960 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 27th Avenue & Mill Road 220 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 46th Street 240 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 44th Street 270 feet
- Shore Parkway & 27th Avenue 480 feet
- Bay 44th Street & Mill Road 520 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 47th Street 520 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 43rd Street 590 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 46th Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 27th Avenue or Cropsey Avenue.