East 8th Street & Quentin Road

East 8th Street and Quentin Road meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Kings Hwy/E 8 St · B82
Within a walk
19 places
9 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 8th Street & Quentin Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    0.4 miles
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kings Highway Hieroglyphs” (1987) by Rhoda Andors at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/E 8 St, 550 feet away, for the B82.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/E 8 St B82
    550 feet
    B82

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1935 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 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
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 8th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of East 8th Street

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

North side of Quentin Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Quentin Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305849, 311280 and 311850.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Ateret Torah Center School
    380 feet
  2. P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan School
    570 feet
  3. Viva Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
Show all 8
  1. Mirrer Yeshiva Elementary School
    1,140 feet
  2. Mirrer Yeshiva High School
    1,140 feet
  3. Dialexton School of Allied Health PR Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  4. Magic Touch Beauty Inst Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  5. Touch Beauty School (The) Trade or language school
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Square
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean Pkwy Young Israel House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1001 Quentin Road Older adult center
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,190 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Green Forest Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 14 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 8th Street or Quentin Road.

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