Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway
Shore Parkway and Bay Parkway meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Bensonhurst Park is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about ten minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 13 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Bay Pkwy D0.5 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Tree of Life” (2012) by Xin Song at the Bay Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Shore Pkwy/Bay Pkwy, 420 feet away, for the B6.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Shore Pkwy/Bay Pkwy B6420 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Bay Parkway.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 80 feet by car along the streets.
- 8779 Bay Parkway Gas station960 feet
- 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers910 feet
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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 1994
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 107 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 181 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 76 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay Parkway
- Metered parking 2 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 13 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
West side of Bay Parkway
- Metered parking 3 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 17 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Shore Parkway
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- HLA2 School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bensonhurst Park60 feet
- Bensonhurst Park Playground100 feet
Health care
- King David Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice1,020 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch750 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Ceasar's Bay Shopping center440 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway 80 feet
- Belt Parkway & Bay Parkway 220 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway 340 feet
- Bay Parkway & Cropsey Avenue 380 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 31st Street 650 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 29th Street 670 feet
- Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway 790 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 32nd Street 910 feet
See every intersection along Bay Parkway or Shore Parkway.