East 2nd Street & Avenue V

East 2nd Street and Avenue V meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady of Grace Church is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about five minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave U
1,270 feet · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
Avenue U/E 2 St · B3
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave U, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Ave U F
    1,270 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. F …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Transitions” (2018) by Andrea Belag at the Ave U station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 2 St, 910 feet away, for the B3.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue U/E 2 St B3
    910 feet
    B3

Next buses at this stop

  1. B3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2489 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.9 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 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
13 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 1930 and 1962.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue V

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Avenue V

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Acad School
    900 feet
  2. Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center at 385 Avenue W Pre-K center
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gravesend Triangle
    50 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Tabernacle Gravesend Church House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Beth El Flatbush Congregation House of worship
    810 feet
  3. Our Lady of Grace Church House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gravesend Post Office
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue V 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.