Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street
Shore Parkway and West 2nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. West Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Neptune Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Neptune Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Neptune Av F0.4 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Looking Up” (2004) by Michael Krondl at the Neptune Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/W 2 St, 880 feet away, for the B4.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/W 2 St B4880 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
By car
A ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound starts at this corner.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Coney Island-Sea Gate
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1949 and 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of West 2nd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of West 2nd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket980 feet
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 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Parkway & West 3rd Street 260 feet
- Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway 280 feet
- Shore Parkway & West Street 520 feet
- West 3rd Street & Bokee Court 590 feet
- Shore Parkway & Colby Court 640 feet
- West Street & Nixon Court 820 feet
- Avenue Z & West 2nd Street 840 feet
- West 3rd Street & Atwater Court 850 feet
See every intersection along Belt Parkway, Shore Parkway or West 2nd Street.