Cropsey Avenue & Bay 50th Street
Cropsey Avenue and Bay 50th Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coney Island Boat Basin is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and five places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, 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 six 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, 390 feet away, for the B82, X28 and X38.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 49 St B82, X28, X38390 feetB82 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cropsey Avenue, 570 feet by car along the streets.
- 2978 Cropsey Avenue Gas station1,120 feet
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 11 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 50th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Bay 50th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Bay 50th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bay 50th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Cropsey Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 public space
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody School1,050 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coney Island Boat Basin Park1,170 feet
- Calvert Vaux Park1,230 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at The Home Depot Public space920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Parkway & Bay 50th Street 40 feet
- Shore Parkway & Cropsey Avenue 70 feet
- Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway 320 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 49th Street 340 feet
- Belt Parkway & Cropsey Avenue 390 feet
- West 17th Street & Bay 50th Street 520 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 28th Avenue 540 feet
- Avenue Z & West 17th Street 560 feet
See every intersection along Bay 50th Street or Cropsey Avenue.