Stillwell Avenue & 27th Avenue

Stillwell Avenue and 27th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Marlboro development. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lafayette Playground is 180 feet away, and Marlboro Jewish Center is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them schools, and four places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
25 Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
1,230 feet
86 St/Stillwell Av · B1, B3, B4
Within a walk
15 places
5 schools, 4 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Stillwell Avenue & 27th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 25 Av D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay 50 St D
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. 86 St N
    0.4 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Rediscovery” (2012) by Amy Cheng at the 25 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/Stillwell Av, 1,230 feet away, for the B1, B3 and B4.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/Stillwell Av B1, B3, B4 · Shelter
    1,230 feet
    B1 B3 B4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …
  2. B3 …
  3. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2616 86th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1 mile

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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
43 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
60
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (South)
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1956.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Marlboro development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and June 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 27th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 27th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Stillwell Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds

Schools and child care

  1. High School of Sports Management School
    650 feet
  2. International High School at Lafayette School
    650 feet
  3. Kingsborough Early College School
    650 feet
Show all 7
  1. Leaders High School
    650 feet
  2. Life Academy High School for Business and Technology School
    650 feet
  3. Dmi Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  4. I P Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park
    110 feet
  2. Lafayette Playground
    180 feet
  3. Scarangella Park Playground
    190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Meucci Triangle
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Temple United House of worship
    990 feet
  2. Marlboro Jewish Center House of worship
    1,150 feet
  3. Most Precious Blood Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 27th Avenue or Stillwell Avenue.

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