East 8th Street & Gravesend Neck Road
East 8th Street and Gravesend Neck Road meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Homecrest Library is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 13 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Neck Rd Q0.4 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “West Wall, East Light, Morning” (2011) by Mary Temple at the Neck Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Gravesend Neck Rd, 520 feet away, for the B68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Gravesend Neck Rd B68520 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2489 Coney Island Avenue Gas station1,060 feet
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 8th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 8th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Gravesend Neck Road
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 police station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Starlight Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
- Yeshivat Darchei Eres School770 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Homecrest Library810 feet
Fire and police
- 61st Precinct Police station550 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy850 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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 7th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 310 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Gravesend Neck Road 400 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue W 620 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue W 620 feet
- East 8th Street & Avenue V 650 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Gravesend Neck Road 710 feet
- East 12th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 800 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue V 880 feet
See every intersection along East 8th Street or Gravesend Neck Road.