East 8th Street & Avenue V
East 8th Street and Avenue V meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshivat Darchei Eres is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Coney Island Av/Avenue V, is 530 feet away for the B68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 25 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue V, 530 feet away, for the B68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue V B68530 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 15 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 station620 feet
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2020
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and December 2024, 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 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 8th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 8th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshivat Darchei Eres School1,150 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Homecrest Library860 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 254/Ladder 153 Fire station1,140 feet
- 61st Precinct Police station1,200 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch450 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 13 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue V & East 9th Street 260 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue V 300 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue V 450 feet
- East 8th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 650 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue V 680 feet
- Avenue U & East 8th Street 780 feet
- Avenue V & East 12th Street 800 feet
- East 7th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 870 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or East 8th Street.