Cropsey Avenue & Bay 48th Street
Cropsey Avenue and Bay 48th Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Calvert Vaux Park is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are two 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, 280 feet away, for the B82, X28 and X38.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 49 St B82, X28, X38280 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, 760 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 one crash 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 2024.
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
- One of the streets is one-way
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- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 48th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bay 48th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Calvert Vaux Park620 feet
- Calvert Vaux Park Playground830 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cropsey Avenue & 28th Avenue 60 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 49th Street 270 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 47th Street 280 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 48th Street 450 feet
- Shore Parkway & Cropsey Avenue 540 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 46th Street 560 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 50th Street 610 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 50th Street 610 feet
See every intersection along Bay 48th Street or Cropsey Avenue.