Shore Parkway & Coney Island Avenue

Shore Parkway and Coney Island Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Grady Playground is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about seven minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sheepshead Bay
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
Coney Island Av/Avenue Z · B68
Within a walk
11 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Shore Parkway & Coney Island Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    0.3 miles
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    0.5 miles
    B Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Postcards from Sheepshead Bay” (1998) by Deborah Goletz at the Sheepshead Bay station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue Z, 940 feet away, for the B68.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Coney Island Av/Avenue Z B68 · Shelter
    940 feet
    B68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …

Live arrivals

By car

A ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound starts at this corner.

  1. 3003 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    990 feet
  2. 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    920 feet
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11235
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
48
Police precinct
60 and 61 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brighton Beach

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the apple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 78 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Coney Island Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-6AM ALL DAYS

West side of Coney Island Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-6AM ALL DAYS

North side of Shore Parkway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. BAM Bam's Playhouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    690 feet
  2. Gummy Bears Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    690 feet
  3. Shandor Institute Trade or language school
    960 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 209 Margaret Mead School
    1,160 feet
  2. William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School
    1,280 feet
  3. Tiny Bumblebees Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Homecrest Playground
    950 feet
  2. Grady Playground
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 246/Ladder 169 Fire station
    490 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Coney Island Avenue or Shore Parkway.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.