Shore Parkway & 27th Avenue
Shore Parkway and 27th Avenue 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. Calvert Vaux Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cropsey Av/Bay 46 St, is 660 feet away for the B82, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1962 and 1967, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/Bay 46 St, 660 feet away, for the B82.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 46 St B82660 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Shore Parkway.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2471 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1962 and 1967.
Trees
NYC Parks records 110 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 27th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 27th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one lamppost.
Schools, parks 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 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Block Institute School Preschool1,050 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Calvert Vaux Park30 feet
- Calvert Vaux Park Playground120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Parkway & Bay 46th Street 260 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 27th Avenue 480 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 44th Street 630 feet
- 27th Avenue & Mill Road 700 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 44th Street 720 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 46th Street 720 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 48th Street 820 feet
- Shore Parkway & 26th Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 27th Avenue or Shore Parkway.