Shore Parkway & West Street
Shore Parkway and West Street meet at a three-way junction 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 880 feet away. The nearest subway, Neptune Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them hospitals. 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, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Neptune Av F0.5 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 Ocean Pkwy/Shore Pkwy, 670 feet away, for the B1, B4 and B36.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Pkwy/Shore Pkwy B1, B4, B36 · Shelter670 feetB1 B4 B36
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- B4 …
- B36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 520 feet by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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 two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of West Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of West Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 hospitals
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- West Playground880 feet
Health care
- Coney Island Hospital1,280 feet
- South Brooklyn Health Hospital1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 & Belt Parkway 240 feet
- West Street & Nixon Court 300 feet
- Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street 520 feet
- West Street & Murdock Court 560 feet
- Shore Parkway & Ocean Parkway 700 feet
- Shore Parkway & West 3rd Street 780 feet
- Avenue Z & West Street 830 feet
- Belt Parkway & Ocean Parkway 920 feet
See every intersection along Shore Parkway or West Street.