East 7th Street & Avenue R

East 7th Street and Avenue R meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mirrer Yeshiva Elementary School is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Kings Hwy/E 7 St · B82
Within a walk
26 places
16 religious buildings, 6 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 7th Street & Avenue R Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Kings Hwy F
    0.4 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. 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/E 7 St, 540 feet away, for the B82.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/E 7 St B82
    540 feet
    B82

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2317 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2019

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 1925 and 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue R

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

South side of Avenue R

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 7th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of East 7th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308600 and 312601.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Mirrer Yeshiva Elementary School
    160 feet
  2. Mirrer Yeshiva High School
    160 feet
  3. Yeshiva K'Tana School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    470 feet
Show all 7
  1. B'Not Rachel High School for Girls School
    770 feet
  2. Peer Hatorah School
    1,240 feet
  3. Bet Yaakov Ateret Torah School
    1,300 feet
  4. Bet Yakov Ateret Torah High School
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean Pkwy Young Israel House of worship
    280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1960 East 7th Street Older adult center
    850 feet
  2. Sephardic Community Center
    1,070 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1879 East 3rd Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Avenue R or East 7th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.