East 12th Street & Gilmore Court
East 12th Street and Gilmore Court meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Homecrest Playground is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about seven minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Sheepshead Bay B, Q0.3 milesB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
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 Avenue Z/E 12 St, 550 feet away, for the B36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/E 12 St B36550 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1,160 feet by car along the streets.
- 3003 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2023.
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)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1962.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 12th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Gilmore Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Gilmore Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Lighthouse Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Homecrest Playground100 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 12th Street & William Court 250 feet
- East 11th Street & Gilmore Court 360 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue Z 540 feet
- Homecrest Avenue & William Court 550 feet
- East 11th Street & William Court 600 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 12th Street 840 feet
- Avenue Z & Homecrest Avenue 840 feet
- Avenue Z & East 11th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along East 12th Street or Gilmore Court.