East 12th Street & Doone Court
East 12th Street and Doone Court meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 11 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 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 Sheepshead Bay, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Sheepshead Bay B, Q0.4 milesB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Also within a walk
- Neck Rd Q0.5 milesQ
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Postcards from Sheepshead Bay” (1998) by Deborah Goletz at the Sheepshead Bay station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue Y, 870 feet away, for the B68.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue Y B68870 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2624 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger960 feet
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- 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
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Doone Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Doone Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 12th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Wonder Land P.a Preschool · Pre-K730 feet
- Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center at 1215 Avenue X Pre-K center790 feet
- Bet Yaakov Ohr Sarah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,130 feet
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- Shirat Rachel Preschool, ages 2 to 51,130 feet
- Lighthouse Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and three 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 12th Street & Demond Court 250 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue Y 270 feet
- Homecrest Avenue & Doone Court 300 feet
- Avenue X & East 12th Street 520 feet
- Avenue Y & East 11th Street 520 feet
- Avenue Y & Homecrest Avenue 560 feet
- Avenue X & East 11th Street 710 feet
- East 12th Street & Crawford Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Doone Court or East 12th Street.