Kings Highway & Stillwell Avenue

Kings Highway and Stillwell Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Academy of Talented Scholars is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them schools, and six places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
16 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Stillwell Av/Kings HWY · B4
Within a walk
15 places
6 schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kings Highway & Stillwell Avenue 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.

  1. Kings Hwy N
    0.3 miles
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Stillwell Av/Kings HWY, 60 feet away, for the B4.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Stillwell Av/Kings HWY B4
    60 feet
    B4

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1626 Stillwell Avenue Gas station
    230 feet
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

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

North side of Kings Highway

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Stillwell Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Stillwell Avenue

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 320869.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 community center
  • 1 library
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Gold Material BK Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    220 feet
  2. Brooklyn School of Inquiry School
    380 feet
  3. The Academy of Talented Scholars School
    380 feet
Show all 9
  1. Magen David Yeshivah High School
    600 feet
  2. Little Scholars Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  3. Brooklyn Elite Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  4. Yeshiva Ohel Moshe School
    1,190 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst School
    1,190 feet
  6. I.S. 096 Seth Low School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square Park
    540 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Highlawn Library
    320 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst Community center · preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  2. Older adult center at 7802 Bay Parkway Older adult center
    780 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1787 Stillwell Avenue Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. West 6 Fruits & Vegetable Store Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and nine 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kings Highway or Stillwell Avenue.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.