Cropsey Avenue & Bay 47th Street
Cropsey Avenue and Bay 47th Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 6,964 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Calvert Vaux Park is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat.
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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 eight 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 46 St, 220 feet away, for the B82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 46 St B82220 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
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, 1,040 feet by car along the streets.
- 2978 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more 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 March 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 6,964 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 107th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 3,731 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Northbound on Cropsey Avenue | 3,961 | 1,985 |
| Southbound on Cropsey Avenue | 3,003 | 1,746 |
| Total | 6,964 | 3,731 |
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 47th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bay 47th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Calvert Vaux Park350 feet
- Calvert Vaux Park Playground550 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and five 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 280 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 46th Street 280 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 28th Avenue 340 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 27th Avenue 520 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 49th Street 540 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 48th Street 730 feet
- 27th Avenue & Mill Road 740 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 44th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Bay 47th Street or Cropsey Avenue.