East 2nd Street & Avenue S

East 2nd Street and Avenue S meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. McDonald Playground is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about two minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1951, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
640 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
1,120 feet
Kings Hwy/McDonald Av · B82, B82 SBS
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 older adult centers and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Kings Hwy F
    640 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ave U F
    0.5 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/McDonald Av, 1,120 feet away, for the B82 and B82 SBS.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/McDonald Av B82, B82 SBS · Shelter
    1,120 feet
    B82 B82 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …
  2. B82 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
44
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 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 1925 and 1951.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue S

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Avenue S

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 2nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 older adult centers
  • 3 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss School
    280 feet
  2. Yeshivat Darches Eres - Girls HS School
    720 feet
  3. Allstar Academy of NY Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
Show all 7
  1. MAGEN DAVID YESH-ISSAC SHLM Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,020 feet
  2. Magen David Yesh-Isaac Shalom School
    1,050 feet
  3. MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH- Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet
  4. Sephardic Community Youth Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McDonald Playground
    450 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hubbard House Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sephardic Multi Services Senior Citizen Center Older adult center
    1,020 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1879 East 3rd Street Older adult center
    1,120 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1963 McDonald Avenue Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 14 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 Avenue S or East 2nd Street.

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