East 2nd Street & Brighton Court
East 2nd Street and Brighton Court meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. West Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue Z/Ocean Pkwy, is 480 feet away for the B4, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/Ocean Pkwy, 480 feet away, for the B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/Ocean Pkwy B4480 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Brighton Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Brighton Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 2nd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground830 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 2nd Street & Manhattan Court 250 feet
- East 2nd Street & Avenue Z 260 feet
- East 2nd Street & Avenue Y 520 feet
- Avenue Z & East 1st Street 520 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue Z 660 feet
- East 3rd Street & Avenue Y 770 feet
- Avenue Y & East 1st Street 770 feet
- Avenue Z & West Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Brighton Court or East 2nd Street.