Cropsey Avenue & Bay 31st Street
Cropsey Avenue and Bay 31st Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Haym Solomon Home for the Aged is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them nursing homes or hospices, and 12 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Bay Pkwy D0.5 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Tree of Life” (2012) by Xin Song at the Bay Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/Bay 31 St, 150 feet away, for the B6, B82, X28 and X38.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 31 St B6, B82, X28, X38150 feetB6 B82 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B82 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Cropsey Avenue.
- 10 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, 570 feet by car along the streets.
- 2225 Bath Avenue Gas station770 feet
- 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 107 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 31st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Bay 31st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- HLA2 School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5430 feet
- Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 School690 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bensonhurst Park330 feet
- Bensonhurst Park Playground410 feet
Health care
- King David Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice370 feet
- Haym Solomon Home for the Aged Nursing home or hospice930 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Ceasar's Bay Shopping center1,090 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and eight 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 32nd Street 260 feet
- Bay Parkway & Cropsey Avenue 270 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 23rd Avenue 530 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 29th Street 550 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway 570 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 31st Street 620 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway 650 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 34th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Bay 31st Street or Cropsey Avenue.