East 12th Street & Avenue S
East 12th Street and Avenue S meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 153 Homecrest is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Coney Island Av/Avenue S, is 350 feet away for the B68, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, ten of them religious buildings. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1954, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue S, 350 feet away, for the B68.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue S B68350 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2317 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1954.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue S
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue S
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 12th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 12th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 10 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 monument or memorial
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Little Pickles Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5670 feet
- Ateret Torah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5720 feet
- P.S. 153 Homecrest School810 feet
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- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5720 feet
- Bambi Early Childhood Educational Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K780 feet
- Bet Yaakov Ateret Torah School830 feet
- Bet Yakov Ateret Torah High School830 feet
- Becec School920 feet
- Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kelly Park Playground710 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- William E Kelly Monument Monument or memorial850 feet
- Beth-El Jewish Center of Flatbush Listed historic place950 feet
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue S & Homecrest Avenue 130 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue S 280 feet
- East 13th Street & Avenue S 400 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Hutchinson Court 540 feet
- East 14th Street & Avenue S 660 feet
- Avenue S & East 9th Street 680 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Homecrest Court 760 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue R 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue S or East 12th Street.