Stillwell Avenue & Avenue Z
Stillwell Avenue and Avenue Z meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay 50 St, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D1,220 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Stillwell Av/Avenue Z, 50 feet away, for the B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Stillwell Av/Avenue Z B6450 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2978 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 50 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Z
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue Z
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
East side of Stillwell Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
West side of Stillwell Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue Z & West 15th Street 280 feet
- Avenue Z & West 13th Street 280 feet
- Shore Parkway & Stillwell Avenue 370 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & West 15th Place 510 feet
- Avenue Z & West 16th Street 540 feet
- Shore Parkway & West 15th Street 540 feet
- Belt Parkway & Stillwell Avenue 550 feet
- Avenue Z & Belt Parkway 700 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or Stillwell Avenue.