Kings Highway & East 13th Street

Kings Highway and East 13th Street meet at a six-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva of Belle Harbor is 420 feet away, and Bet Yaakov Mekor Haim is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
710 feet · 3 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Kings Hwy/E 13 St · B7, B82
Within a walk
30 places
9 religious buildings, 9 trade or language schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kings Highway & East 13th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    710 feet
    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 13 St, 40 feet away, for the B7 and B82.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/E 13 St B7, B82 · Shelter
    40 feet
    B7 B82
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …
  2. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 46 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, 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
    760 feet
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2023
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11229
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are 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 1925 and 1961.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 71 signs on these blocks
  • 27 different rules
  • 13 active meters
  • 8 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Kings Highway (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Kings Highway (south side) and Quentin Road (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Quentin Road (north side).

East side of East 13th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8PM SATURDAY 8AM-5PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of East 13th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302682, 303202, 304978, 309106, 313362, 313871, 313938 and 319913.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 6 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Viva Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    210 feet
  2. Ip Training Trade or language school
    240 feet
  3. Yeshiva of Belle Harbor School
    420 feet
Show all 17
  1. Dialexton School of Allied Health PR Trade or language school
    280 feet
  2. Magic Touch Beauty Inst Trade or language school
    280 feet
  3. Touch Beauty School (The) Trade or language school
    280 feet
  4. Center for Allied Health Education Trade or language school
    370 feet
  5. Sam Consulting Services Trade or language school
    390 feet
  6. Bet Yaakov Mekor Haim School
    470 feet
  7. Charles Stuart School Trade or language school
    530 feet
  8. Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther School
    870 feet
  9. Bnos Israel of East Flatbush School
    940 feet
  10. Yeshivat Shaare Torah School
    1,020 feet
  11. Ateret Torah Center School
    1,080 feet
  12. Keshet Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  13. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  14. Dcic Business Institute Trade or language school
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Square
    250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jewish Center of Kings Highway Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Etz Chaim Congregation House of worship
    400 feet
  2. Advent Gravesend Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 33/Engine 276/Ladder 156 Fire station
    720 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    220 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    370 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    780 feet
  2. Green Forest Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Domino Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    930 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    460 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 30 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along East 13th Street, Kings Highway or Quentin Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.