Stillwell Avenue & Bowery

Stillwell Avenue and Bowery meet at a four-way crossing in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Denos Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Coney Island-Stillwell Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the D, F, N and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them amusement parks or rides, and 41 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Coney Island-Stillwell Av
400 feet · 2 min on foot · D, F, N, Q
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Surf Av/Stillwell Av · B36, B102
Within a walk
14 places
5 amusement parks or rides, 3 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Stillwell Avenue & Bowery Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Coney Island-Stillwell Av, 400 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Coney Island-Stillwell Av D, F, N, Q
    400 feet
    D F N Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. D …
  2. F …
  3. N …
  4. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. W 8 St-NY Aquarium F, Q
    0.3 miles
    F Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “My Coney Island Baby” (2004) by Robert Wilson at the Coney Island-Stillwell Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Surf Av/Stillwell Av, 290 feet away, for the B36 and B102.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Surf Av/Stillwell Av B36, B102
    290 feet
    B36 B102

Next buses at this stop

  1. B36 …
  2. B102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1622 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11224
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
47
Police precinct
60
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Coney Island-Sea Gate
Elevation
5 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes

Homes

About 400 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 in 2022.

Since 2014 at least 376 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the bald cypress and the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm Jan-May, Sept-Dec, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to midnight June-Aug on Stillwell Avenue (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308628 and 325788.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1917 and 2001.

  1. Shore Theater Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 amusement parks or rides
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 museum
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Coney Island Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    640 feet
  2. Luna Playground
    870 feet
  3. Steeplechase Park
    880 feet
Show all 6
  1. Beach at W 12th Street Playground
    1,040 feet
  2. New York Aquarium Zoo or aquarium
    1,110 feet
  3. Neptune Playground
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Coney Island Museum Landmark
    370 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Denos Wonder Wheel Amusement Park Amusement park or ride · landmark
    600 feet
  2. Coney Island Luna Park Amusement park or ride
    730 feet
  3. Thunderbolt Amusement park or ride
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Cyclone Roller Coaster Amusement park or ride · listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. B&B Carousel Amusement park or ride · listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bowery or Stillwell Avenue.

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