East 2nd Street & Billings Place

East 2nd Street and Billings Place meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them older adult centers, and 18 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
680 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Kings Hwy/McDonald Av · B82, B82 SBS
Within a walk
10 places
3 older adult centers, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 2nd Street & Billings Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Kings Hwy F
    680 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ave P F
    0.4 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, 570 feet away, for the B82 and B82 SBS.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …
  2. B82 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 35 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2022.

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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,000 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 1950.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

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

North side of Billings Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Billings Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 2nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306231 and 313183.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 older adult centers
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Allstar Academy of NY Trade or language school
    470 feet
  2. P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss School
    580 feet
  3. Little Sprout Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Yeshivat Darches Eres - Girls HS School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McDonald Playground
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sephardic Multi Services Senior Citizen Center Older adult center
    470 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1879 East 3rd Street Older adult center
    680 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1963 McDonald Avenue Older adult center
    740 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    320 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 21 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 Billings Place or East 2nd Street.

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