East 23rd Street & Gravesend Neck Road
East 23rd Street and Gravesend Neck Road meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ocean Avenue Jewish Center is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1942, 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Neck Rd Q0.4 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 Avenue U/E 23 St, 820 feet away, for the B3.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 23 St B3820 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station1,220 feet
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 January 2023.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2020
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)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1942.
Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 23rd Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of East 23rd Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Gravesend Neck Road
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309093 and 312389.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb School280 feet
- Brooklyn Star Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K540 feet
- Blue's Clue's DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K710 feet
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- Yeshivat Ohel Torah School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Galapo Playground310 feet
Houses of worship
- Nachlath Zion Jewish Center House of worship160 feet
- Ocean Avenue Jewish Center House of worship1,010 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2600 Ocean Avenue Older adult center1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Star Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 23rd Street & Avenue V 40 feet
- Avenue V & Gravesend Neck Road 130 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue V 270 feet
- East 24th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 280 feet
- East 22nd Street & Gravesend Neck Road 280 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue V 300 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue V 530 feet
- East 21st Street & Gravesend Neck Road 550 feet
See every intersection along East 23rd Street or Gravesend Neck Road.