Cropsey Avenue & 28th Avenue
Cropsey Avenue and 28th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1965, 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D0.4 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/Bay 49 St, 210 feet away, for the B82, X28 and X38.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 49 St B82, X28, X38210 feetB82 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 690 feet by car along the streets.
- 2978 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 28th Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 28th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Calvert Vaux Park690 feet
- Calvert Vaux Park Playground890 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change 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 48th Street 60 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 49th Street 200 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 47th Street 340 feet
- Shore Parkway & Cropsey Avenue 480 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 48th Street 520 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 50th Street 540 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 50th Street 540 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 49th Street 560 feet
See every intersection along 28th Avenue or Cropsey Avenue.