East 5th Street & Gravesend Neck Road
East 5th Street and Gravesend Neck Road meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Trinity Tabernacle Gravesend Church is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Ave U F0.4 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 U/E 5 St, 1,240 feet away, for the B3.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 5 St B31,240 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2489 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 October 2023.
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
- 14 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 1930 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 5th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 5th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Gravesend Neck Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Gravesend Neck Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Acad School1,230 feet
- Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center at 385 Avenue W Pre-K center1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gravesend Triangle850 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Grace Church House of worship540 feet
- Trinity Tabernacle Gravesend Church House of worship1,220 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 4th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 270 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue V 370 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Gravesend Neck Road 400 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue W 510 feet
- East 3rd Street & Gravesend Neck Road 540 feet
- East 4th Street & Avenue V 570 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue V 760 feet
- East 3rd Street & Avenue V 770 feet
See every intersection along East 5th Street or Gravesend Neck Road.