Harway Avenue & Bay 50th Street
Harway Avenue and Bay 50th Street 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. Marlboro Jewish Center is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay 50 St, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Bay 50 St D300 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Harway Av/Bay 50 St, 50 feet away, for the B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Harway Av/Bay 50 St B6450 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2978 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 6 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 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Amur maackia and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 50th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bay 50th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Harway Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Harway Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
Schools and child care
- P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody School440 feet
- John Dewey High School940 feet
- P.S. K721 - Brooklyn Occupational Training Center School1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Marlboro Jewish Center House of worship1,090 feet
- Most Precious Blood Church House of worship1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Harway Avenue & Bay 49th Street 250 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Bay 50th Street 340 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Harway Avenue 370 feet
- West 16th Street & Bay 50th Street 400 feet
- Avenue X & Stillwell Avenue 500 feet
- West 16th Street & Private Catanzaro Square 520 feet
- Harway Avenue & 28th Avenue 520 feet
- Bay 50th Street & Private Catanzaro Square 570 feet
See every intersection along Bay 50th Street or Harway Avenue.