East 12th Street & Quentin Road

East 12th Street and Quentin Road meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Square is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1961, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
970 feet · 4 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Quentin Rd/Coney Island Av · B7
Within a walk
28 places
10 religious buildings, 7 trade or language schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 12th Street & Quentin Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    970 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kings Highway Hieroglyphs” (1987) by Rhoda Andors at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Quentin Rd/Coney Island Av, 90 feet away, for the B7.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Quentin Rd/Coney Island Av B7
    90 feet
    B7

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1935 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    1,260 feet
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1,130 feet
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are 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 1925 and 1961.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and September 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 12th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of East 12th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Quentin Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Quentin Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302682, 304978, 309038 and 310389.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 6 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Viva Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    50 feet
  2. Dialexton School of Allied Health PR Trade or language school
    120 feet
  3. Magic Touch Beauty Inst Trade or language school
    120 feet
Show all 14
  1. Touch Beauty School (The) Trade or language school
    120 feet
  2. Sam Consulting Services Trade or language school
    250 feet
  3. Ip Training Trade or language school
    500 feet
  4. Center for Allied Health Education Trade or language school
    630 feet
  5. Yeshiva of Belle Harbor School
    670 feet
  6. Bet Yaakov Mekor Haim School
    720 feet
  7. Yeshivat Shaare Torah School
    760 feet
  8. Charles Stuart School Trade or language school
    780 feet
  9. Ateret Torah Center School
    820 feet
  10. Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther School
    1,130 feet
  11. Bnos Israel of East Flatbush School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Square
    50 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jewish Center of Kings Highway Listed historic place
    800 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Etz Chaim Congregation House of worship
    500 feet
  2. Advent Gravesend Church House of worship
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1001 Quentin Road Older adult center
    610 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 33/Engine 276/Ladder 156 Fire station
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    190 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    470 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Green Forest Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Domino Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,180 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    720 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 29 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:

See every intersection along East 12th Street or Quentin Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.