Stillwell Avenue & 28th Avenue

Stillwell Avenue and 28th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marlboro Jewish Center is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1956 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Stillwell Avenue & 28th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay 50 St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Bay 50 St D
    830 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Harway Av/28 Av, 930 feet away, for the B64.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Harway Av/28 Av B64
    930 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

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)
Gravesend (South)
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1956 and 1965.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and July 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 28th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Stillwell Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center #6 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  2. Coney Island Prep Upper Elementary School
    1,190 feet
  3. P.S. K721 - Brooklyn Occupational Training Center School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marlboro Playground
    1,090 feet
  2. Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park
    1,180 feet
  3. Lafayette Playground
    1,250 feet
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  1. Scarangella Park Playground
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Marlboro Jewish Center House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Most Precious Blood Church House of worship
    650 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

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