Homecrest Avenue & William Court
Homecrest Avenue and William Court meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Homecrest Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 16 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Sheepshead Bay B, Q1,160 feetB 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 Avenue Z/E 13 St, 470 feet away, for the B36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/E 13 St B36470 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 3003 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Lighthouse Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Homecrest Playground40 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Sheepshead Bay Library1,020 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,030 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue Z & Homecrest Avenue 290 feet
- East 12th Street & William Court 300 feet
- East 13th Street & Avenue Z 550 feet
- East 12th Street & Gilmore Court 550 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue Z 590 feet
- East 11th Street & William Court 650 feet
- Avenue Z & Sheepshead Bay Road 710 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway 780 feet
See every intersection along Homecrest Avenue or William Court.