Kings Highway & East 14th Street

Kings Highway and East 14th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Etz Chaim Congregation is 360 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1961, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
11 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
430 feet · 2 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
Kings Hwy/E 13 St · B7, B82
Within a walk
29 places
9 religious buildings, 9 trade or language schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kings Highway & East 14th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 430 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    430 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, 260 feet away, for the B7 and B82.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …
  2. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 48 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, 1.6 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
    490 feet
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, June 2023

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
  • 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 1925 and 1961.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 59 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and February 2026; 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 (east and south sides), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Kings Highway (north side).

East side of East 14th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of East 14th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306739, 313147, 319666, 320215 and 322826.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Center for Allied Health Education Trade or language school
    90 feet
  2. Yeshiva of Belle Harbor School
    430 feet
  3. Bet Yaakov Mekor Haim School
    480 feet
Show all 16
  1. Ip Training Trade or language school
    140 feet
  2. Charles Stuart School Trade or language school
    250 feet
  3. Viva Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  4. Dialexton School of Allied Health PR Trade or language school
    550 feet
  5. Magic Touch Beauty Inst Trade or language school
    550 feet
  6. Touch Beauty School (The) Trade or language school
    550 feet
  7. Bnos Israel of East Flatbush School
    660 feet
  8. Sam Consulting Services Trade or language school
    670 feet
  9. Keshet Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  10. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    950 feet
  11. Dcic Business Institute Trade or language school
    950 feet
  12. Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther School
    1,150 feet
  13. Yeshivat Shaare Torah School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Square
    530 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jewish Center of Kings Highway Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Etz Chaim Congregation House of worship
    360 feet
  2. Advent Gravesend Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1001 Quentin Road Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    300 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    330 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    500 feet
  2. Green Forest Supermarket
    930 feet
  3. Domino Supermarket Supermarket
    1,230 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    650 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,080 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    280 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 32 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 14th Street or Kings Highway.

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.