East 7th Street & Avenue V
East 7th Street and Avenue V 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. Homecrest Library is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Coney Island Av/Avenue V, is 830 feet away for the B68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue V, 830 feet away, for the B68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue V B68830 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2489 Coney Island Avenue Gas station920 feet
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue V
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 7th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 7th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
Libraries, museums and history
- Homecrest Library1,160 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch750 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 8th Street & Avenue V 300 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue V 380 feet
- Avenue V & East 9th Street 560 feet
- East 7th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 570 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue V 750 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue V 770 feet
- Avenue U & East 7th Street 780 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Gravesend Neck Road 850 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or East 7th Street.