Shore Parkway & Bay 48th Street
Shore Parkway and Bay 48th Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Calvert Vaux Park is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay 50 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D0.5 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/Bay 49 St, 620 feet away, for the B82, X28 and X38.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 49 St B82, X28, X38620 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2471 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 102 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 48th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bay 48th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Calvert Vaux Park610 feet
- Calvert Vaux Park Playground850 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Parkway & Bay 49th Street 280 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 48th Street 450 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 28th Avenue 520 feet
- Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway 550 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 46th Street 560 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 49th Street 640 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 47th Street 730 feet
- Shore Parkway & Cropsey Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along Bay 48th Street or Shore Parkway.