Kings Highway & East 8th Street

Kings Highway and East 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ocean Pkwy Young Israel is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about eight minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Kings Hwy/E 8 St · B82
Within a walk
19 places
10 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kings Highway & East 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    0.4 miles
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Kings Hwy F
    0.4 miles
    F

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 8 St, 170 feet away, for the B82.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/E 8 St B82
    170 feet
    B82

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1935 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
44
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 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 1923 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the bur oak and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 8th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 8th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

South side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305214, 305849, 311850 and 323156.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Ateret Torah Center School
    710 feet
  2. Mirrer Yeshiva Elementary School
    750 feet
  3. Yeshiva K'Tana School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    950 feet
Show all 7
  1. Mirrer Yeshiva High School
    750 feet
  2. P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan School
    950 feet
  3. Viva Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  4. Sam Consulting Services Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Square
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean Pkwy Young Israel House of worship
    660 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    810 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Green Forest Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 8th Street or Kings Highway.

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