Harway Avenue & 26th Avenue
Harway Avenue and 26th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 747 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Ulmer Park Library is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay 50 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D0.5 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Harway Av/Bay 43 St, 180 feet away, for the B64.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Harway Av/Bay 43 St B64180 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2471 Cropsey Avenue Gas station1,200 feet
- 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 747 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 941st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 391 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 43 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 60 and 62 (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
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 1950 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 26th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 26th Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Harway Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Harway Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- National Association of Family Development Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K250 feet
- Coney Island Prep Upper Elementary School1,210 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Ulmer Park Library740 feet
Houses of worship
- Shore Parkway Jewish Center House of worship250 feet
- Most Precious Blood Church House of worship1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bay 41st Street & Harway Avenue 260 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 43rd Street 260 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 26th Avenue 500 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 40th Street 520 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 44th Street 520 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 41st Street 670 feet
- Bath Avenue & 26th Avenue 730 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 43rd Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 26th Avenue or Harway Avenue.