East 5th Street & Avenue W
East 5th Street and Avenue W 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. In 2025, 135 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Our Lady of Grace Church is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Ave U F0.5 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- 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 X/Ocean Pkwy, 1,040 feet away, for the B1.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/Ocean Pkwy B11,040 feetB1
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2624 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 135 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,709th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 57 more were issued.
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
- 9 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 1940 and 1957.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue W
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue W
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 5th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 5th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Acad School760 feet
- Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center at 385 Avenue W Pre-K center760 feet
- Ahi Ezer Early Childhood Preschool, ages 2 to 51,300 feet
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- Ahi Ezer Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,300 feet
- Yeled Vyalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Grace Church House of worship370 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 4th Street & Avenue W 260 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue W 380 feet
- East 5th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 510 feet
- East 5th Street & Angela Drive 520 feet
- East 3rd Street & Avenue W 520 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue W 770 feet
- East 4th Street & Angela Drive 770 feet
- East 4th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or East 5th Street.