East 12th Street & Crawford Avenue
East 12th Street and Crawford Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 910 feet to the 61st Precinct. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about seven minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 14 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Neck Rd Q0.3 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “West Wall, East Light, Morning” (2011) by Mary Temple at the Neck Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue X, 560 feet away, for the B68.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue X B68 · Shelter560 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2624 Coney Island Avenue Gas station670 feet
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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 July 2021.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Crawford Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Crawford Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 12th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center at 1215 Avenue X Pre-K center280 feet
- Starlight Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K900 feet
- Yeshivat Darchei Eres School1,080 feet
Fire and police
- 61st Precinct Police station910 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy790 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and six 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 12th Street & Lancaster Avenue 250 feet
- Avenue X & East 12th Street 270 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Crawford Avenue 450 feet
- Avenue X & East 11th Street 460 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue W 520 feet
- East 12th Street & Demond Court 530 feet
- Avenue X & Sheepshead Bay Road 640 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Lancaster Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along Crawford Avenue or East 12th Street.