Cropsey Avenue & Bay 53rd Street
Cropsey Avenue and Bay 53rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coney Island Boat Basin is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and six places to eat. About 190 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, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D0.5 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/Canal Av, 170 feet away, for the B82, X28 and X38.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Canal Av B82, X28, X38 · Shelter170 feetB82 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bay 53rd Street.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 440 feet by car along the streets.
- 2953 Cropsey Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1,280 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2023
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)
- Coney Island-Sea Gate
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 190 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bay 53rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Bay 53rd Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 public space
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coney Island Boat Basin Park760 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at The Home Depot Public space70 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cropsey Avenue & Canal Avenue 50 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 52nd Street 260 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 54th Street 260 feet
- West 17th Street & Bay 52nd Street 410 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 52nd Street 450 feet
- Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway 460 feet
- Belt Parkway & Cropsey Avenue 470 feet
- Shore Parkway & West 22nd Street at Bay 52nd Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Cropsey Avenue.