Shell Road & Dank Court
Shell Road and Dank Court meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yde Girls Elementary School is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave X, is about five minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1951 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave X, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Ave X F0.3 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Neptune Av F0.4 milesF
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “AVEX1-6(station)” (2017) by Derek Lerner at the Ave X station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/Shell Rd, 320 feet away, for the B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/Shell Rd B4320 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
The streets
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1965.
Trees
Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the hardy rubber tree and the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Dank Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Dank Court
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Shell Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yde Girls Elementary School750 feet
- Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center at 10 Bouck Court Pre-K center1,070 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Coney Island Yard Gatehouse (Dual System BMT) Listed historic place1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket970 feet
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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shell Road & Cobeck Court 250 feet
- Avenue Z & Shell Road 270 feet
- Avenue Y & Shell Road 520 feet
- West 3rd Street & Dank Court 580 feet
- West 3rd Street & Cobeck Court 790 feet
- Avenue Z & West 3rd Street 850 feet
- Avenue Y & West 3rd Street 1,010 feet
- Avenue Z & West 2nd Street 1,110 feet
See every intersection along Dank Court or Shell Road.