Homecrest Avenue & Doone Court
Homecrest Avenue and Doone Court meet at a three-way junction 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. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about seven minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Sheepshead Bay B, Q0.4 milesB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Postcards from Sheepshead Bay” (1998) by Deborah Goletz at the Sheepshead Bay station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue Y, 1,160 feet away, for the B68.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue Y B681,160 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2624 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1,270 feet
- 3035 Cropsey 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,900 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 1962.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Doone Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Doone Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Homecrest Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Wonder Land P.a Preschool · Pre-K1,030 feet
- Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center at 1215 Avenue X Pre-K center1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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:
- Avenue Y & Homecrest Avenue 270 feet
- East 12th Street & Doone Court 300 feet
- East 13th Street & Avenue Y 530 feet
- East 12th Street & Demond Court 540 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue Y 560 feet
- East 14th Street & Avenue Y 790 feet
- Avenue X & East 12th Street 800 feet
- Avenue Y & East 11th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Doone Court or Homecrest Avenue.