East 2nd Street & Avenue Y
East 2nd Street and Avenue Y meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. West Playground is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave X, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1961, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave X, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Ave X F0.5 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “AVEX1-6(station)” (2017) by Derek Lerner at the Ave X station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue X/E 2 St, 900 feet away, for the B1.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/E 2 St B1900 feetB1
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60 and 61 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Y
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue Y
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 2nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 2nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K810 feet
- P.S. 216 Arturo Toscanini School1,070 feet
- Ahi Ezer Early Childhood Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
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- Ahi Ezer Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,160 feet
- Yeled Vyalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground850 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and six 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:
- East 3rd Street & Avenue Y 260 feet
- Avenue Y & East 1st Street 260 feet
- East 2nd Street & Manhattan Court 270 feet
- East 2nd Street & Brighton Court 520 feet
- Avenue Y & West Street 520 feet
- East 3rd Street & Parkway Court 520 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue Y 650 feet
- East 3rd Street & Ocean Court 770 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Y or East 2nd Street.