Stillwell Avenue & West 15th Place
Stillwell Avenue and West 15th Place meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,549 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay 50 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay 50 St, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D710 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Stillwell Av/W 15 Pl, 50 feet away, for the B64.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Stillwell Av/W 15 Pl B6450 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2978 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 October 2023.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,549 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 537th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 695 more were issued.
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 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Stillwell Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of West 15th Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 15th Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- John Dewey High School970 feet
- P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody School1,200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 15th Street & West 15th Place 270 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Harway Avenue 400 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Avenue Z 510 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 50th Street 760 feet
- Avenue Z & West 15th Street 770 feet
- Avenue Z & West 13th Street 790 feet
- Shore Parkway & Stillwell Avenue 880 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Bay 50th Street 900 feet
See every intersection along Stillwell Avenue or West 15th Place.