Quentin Road & West 5th Street

Quentin Road and West 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Highlawn Post Office is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
930 feet · 4 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Kings Hwy/W 5 St · B82
Within a walk
3 places
2 religious buildings and 1 post office, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Quentin Road & West 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Kings Hwy F
    0.4 miles
    F
  2. Ave P F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/W 5 St, 530 feet away, for the B82.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/W 5 St B82
    530 feet
    B82

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2524 65th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Bloodgood' London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Quentin Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Quentin Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West 5th Street

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

West side of West 5th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307459 and 312273.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 post office

Community centers and public services

  1. Highlawn Post Office
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. West 6 Fruits & Vegetable Store Supermarket
    750 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 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 Quentin Road or West 5th 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.