Stillwell Avenue & Mermaid Avenue
Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Granville T. Woods Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 52 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Neptune Playground is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, Coney Island-Stillwell Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D, F, N and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Coney Island-Stillwell Av, 200 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 4 lines at the nearest station
- Coney Island-Stillwell Av D, F, N, Q200 feetD F N Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
4 lines- D …
- F …
- N …
- Q …
Also within a walk
- W 8 St-NY Aquarium F, Q0.3 milesF 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 Stillwell Av/Mermaid Av, 20 feet away, for the B64.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Stillwell Av/Mermaid Av B6420 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 51 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1622 Neptune Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 52 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 24 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 13 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2019
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
- 4 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Granville T. Woods Way, a co-naming enacted on June 14, 2007 (Local Law 28 of 2007).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
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 2005 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 521 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Granville T. Woods Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 15 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Mermaid Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Mermaid Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Bus layover only 1 sign BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Stillwell Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Taxis and for-hire vehicles 2 signs TAXI/FHV PICK-UP/DROP-OFF ONLY
West side of Stillwell Avenue
- Ambulances and ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Spanish Revival and neo-Renaissance Revival, one each, and built between 1917 and 1925.
- Shore Theater Designated landmark360 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 amusement park or ride
- 1 museum
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Coney Island Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 580 feet
- Catholic Charities Neighborhood Service Preschool, ages 2 to 5690 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Neptune Playground320 feet
- Steeplechase Park1,090 feet
- Luna Playground1,160 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Coney Island Museum Landmark920 feet
Theaters, arts and venues
- Coney Island Luna Park Amusement park or ride1,260 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch310 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 14 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Mermaid Avenue & West 15th Street 310 feet
- Surf Avenue & Stillwell Avenue 520 feet
- Mermaid Avenue & West 16th Street 600 feet
- Surf Avenue & Schweikerts Walk 670 feet
- Surf Avenue & Henderson Walk 680 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 15th Street 800 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Bowery 810 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Neptune Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along Mermaid Avenue or Stillwell Avenue.