Shore Parkway & Bay 40th Street
Shore Parkway and Bay 40th Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Shore Parkway Jewish Center is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cropsey Av/25 Av, is 490 feet away for the B82, X28 and X38, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/25 Av, 490 feet away, for the B82, X28 and X38.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/25 Av B82, X28, X38490 feetB82 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Shore Parkway.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2471 Cropsey Avenue Gas station800 feet
- 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (West)
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 40th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Bay 40th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- National Association of Family Development Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
Houses of worship
- Shore Parkway Jewish Center House of worship1,030 feet
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 40th Street 290 feet
- Shore Parkway & 26th Avenue 550 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 41st Street 560 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 38th Street 560 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 25th Avenue 560 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 40th Street 600 feet
- Belt Parkway & 26th Avenue 670 feet
- 25th Avenue & Harway Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Bay 40th Street or Shore Parkway.