Ocean Parkway & Gravesend Neck Road
Ocean Parkway and Gravesend Neck Road meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 7,016 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Our Lady of Grace Church is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Ave U F0.5 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Transitions” (2018) by Andrea Belag at the Ave U station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Gravesend Neck Rd, 1,230 feet away, for the B68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Gravesend Neck Rd B681,230 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2489 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 7,016 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 105th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 3,074 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 44 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1956.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Gravesend Neck Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Gravesend Neck Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Ocean Parkway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Ocean Parkway
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gravesend Triangle1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Grace Church House of worship940 feet
Fire and police
- 61st Precinct Police station1,260 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 7th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 400 feet
- East 5th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 400 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue W 410 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue V 470 feet
- East 4th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 670 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue W 710 feet
- East 8th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 710 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue V 770 feet
See every intersection along Gravesend Neck Road or Ocean Parkway.