Shore Parkway & Bay 44th Street
Shore Parkway and Bay 44th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Calvert Vaux Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 26 Av/Shore Pkwy Service Rd North, is 870 feet away for the B6, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Shore Parkway.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 26 Av/Shore Pkwy Service Rd North, 870 feet away, for the B6.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 26 Av/Shore Pkwy Service Rd North B6870 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Shore Parkway.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2978 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 March 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
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- 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 1963 and 1967.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 71 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 44th Street
- Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bay 44th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No stopping 20 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
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 Preschool420 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Calvert Vaux Park60 feet
- Calvert Vaux Park Playground690 feet
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Ceasar's Bay Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Parkway & 27th Avenue 630 feet
- Belt Parkway & 26th Avenue 700 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 46th Street 750 feet
- Shore Parkway & 26th Avenue 820 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 41st Street 870 feet
- Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway 960 feet
- Bay 44th Street & Hunter Avenue 990 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 27th Avenue 1,110 feet
See every intersection along Bay 44th Street or Shore Parkway.