Kings Highway & West 7th Street

Kings Highway and West 7th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ketchum Triangle is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
120 feet · 1 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Kings Hwy/W 7 St · B82, B82 SBS
Within a walk
6 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kings Highway & West 7th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 120 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy N
    120 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy N
    0.4 miles
    N
  2. Kings Hwy F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/W 7 St, 60 feet away, for the B82 and B82 SBS.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/W 7 St B82, B82 SBS · Shelter
    60 feet
    B82 B82 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …
  2. B82 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1626 Stillwell Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
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 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Homestead' elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Kings Highway

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

South side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

East side of West 7th Street

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

West side of West 7th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 315993, 318501 and 320918.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Future Scholars Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  2. Stillwell Avenue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  3. Little Scholars Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ketchum Triangle
    590 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highlawn Post Office
    220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. West 6 Fruits & Vegetable Store Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    520 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 24 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 Kings Highway or West 7th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.