East 7th Street & Avenue Y
East 7th Street and Avenue Y meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Young Israel of Sheepshead Bay is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Coney Island Av/Avenue Y, is 610 feet away for the B68, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, nine of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue Y, 610 feet away, for the B68.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue Y B68610 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2624 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger700 feet
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 March 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 60 and 61 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 9 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 1940 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Y
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue Y
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 7th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 7th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 312914 and 319232.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Five Stars Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K410 feet
- Wonder Land P.a Preschool · Pre-K620 feet
- Bet Yaakov Ohr Sarah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5840 feet
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- Shirat Rachel Preschool, ages 2 to 5840 feet
- Yeshivat Lev Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5880 feet
- Mommy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5920 feet
- P.S. 209 Margaret Mead School1,090 feet
- Ahi Ezer Yeshiva School1,140 feet
- Ahi Ezer Early Childhood Preschool, ages 2 to 51,290 feet
- Ahi Ezer Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,290 feet
- Yeled Vyalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Sheepshead Bay House of worship410 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch840 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue Y & Hubbard Street 260 feet
- East 7th Street & Gerald Court 270 feet
- East 7th Street & Dunne Court 270 feet
- Avenue Y & East 6th Street 510 feet
- East 7th Street & Kathleen Place 510 feet
- East 7th Street & Desmond Court 520 feet
- Hubbard Street & Parkway Court 520 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue Y 540 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Y or East 7th Street.