Cropsey Avenue & Bay 40th Street
Cropsey Avenue and Bay 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bath Playground is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cropsey Av/25 Av, is 200 feet away for the B82, X28 and X38, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/25 Av, 200 feet away, for the B82, X28 and X38.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/25 Av B82, X28, X38200 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 & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2471 Cropsey Avenue Gas station510 feet
- 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.
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 700 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 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 April 2015 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 40th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Bay 40th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 4 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 listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- National Association of Family Development Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
- Coney Island Prep Charter Lower Elementary School1,300 feet
- I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bath Playground1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- Shore Parkway Jewish Center House of worship750 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 41st Street 270 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 25th Avenue 280 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 40th Street 290 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 40th Street 310 feet
- 25th Avenue & Harway Avenue 500 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 26th Avenue 550 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 38th Street 560 feet
- Bay 41st Street & Harway Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along Bay 40th Street or Cropsey Avenue.