Kings Highway & East 9th Street

Kings Highway and East 9th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ateret Torah Center is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about seven minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
Kings Highway & East 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    0.3 miles
    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 8 St, 440 feet away, for the B82.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 56 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
    0.3 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 8 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 9th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 9th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 313374, 314441, 318258 and 322442.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Ateret Torah Center School
    450 feet
  2. P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan School
    910 feet
  3. Viva Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
Show all 10
  1. Sam Consulting Services Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  2. Mirrer Yeshiva Elementary School
    1,020 feet
  3. Mirrer Yeshiva High School
    1,020 feet
  4. Dialexton School of Allied Health PR Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  5. Magic Touch Beauty Inst Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  6. Touch Beauty School (The) Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  7. Yeshiva K'Tana School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Square
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean Pkwy Young Israel House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    540 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    810 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 17 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 9th 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.