Cropsey Avenue & Bay 38th Street
Cropsey Avenue and Bay 38th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Haym Solomon Home for the Aged is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cropsey Av/Bay 38 St, is 40 feet away for the B82, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/Bay 38 St, 40 feet away, for the B82.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 38 St B82 · Shelter40 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
- 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2471 Cropsey Avenue Gas station570 feet
- 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
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
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 38th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bay 38th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Coney Island Prep Charter Lower Elementary School730 feet
- I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro School730 feet
- National Association of Family Development Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bath Playground680 feet
Health care
- Haym Solomon Home for the Aged Nursing home or hospice1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- Shore Parkway Jewish Center House of worship1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Harway Avenue & Bay 38th Street 120 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 37th Street 280 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 25th Avenue 290 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 38th Street 310 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 37th Street 350 feet
- 25th Avenue & Harway Avenue 390 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 40th Street 560 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 37th Street 590 feet
See every intersection along Bay 38th Street or Cropsey Avenue.