Cropsey Avenue & Bay 49th Street
Cropsey Avenue and Bay 49th Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Calvert Vaux Park is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and four places to eat. About 1,100 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D0.3 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, 50 feet away, for the B82, X28 and X38.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 49 St B82, X28, X3850 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, 950 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2015
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 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 1,100 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- 27 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 49th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bay 49th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 public space
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody School1,050 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Calvert Vaux Park890 feet
- Calvert Vaux Park Playground1,100 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at The Home Depot Public space1,260 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cropsey Avenue & 28th Avenue 200 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 48th Street 270 feet
- Shore Parkway & Cropsey Avenue 270 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 50th Street 340 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 50th Street 340 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 49th Street 360 feet
- Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway 520 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 47th Street 540 feet
See every intersection along Bay 49th Street or Cropsey Avenue.