East 2nd Street & Avenue P

East 2nd Street and Avenue P meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Colonel David Marcus Playground is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave P, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1934, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave P
340 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
McDonald Av/Avenue P · B90
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 2nd Street & Avenue P Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave P, 340 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Ave P F
    340 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Kings Hwy F
    0.4 miles
    F
  2. Ave N F
    0.4 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Tree Canopy” (2018) by Jackie Battenfield at the Ave P station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Avenue P, 330 feet away, for the B90.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. McDonald Av/Avenue P B90
    330 feet
    B90

Next buses at this stop

  1. B90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2524 65th Street Gas station
    610 feet
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    210 feet
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 1 person killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
61 and 66 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1934.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 55 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on East 2nd Street (west side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East 2nd Street (west side).

North side of Avenue P

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

South side of Avenue P

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of East 2nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302269, 304723, 306263, 308644, 313143 and 321309.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    120 feet
  2. A Lot to Learn Training Trade or language school
    800 feet
  3. P.S. 177 the Marlboro School
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. 65th Street Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Colonel David Marcus Playground
    560 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavath Achim House of worship
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,020 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Avenue P or East 2nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.