Van Sicklen Street & Corso Court
Van Sicklen Street and Corso Court meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Gravesend Cemetery, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave U F740 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Ave U N0.3 milesN
- 86 St N0.4 milesN
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Transitions” (2018) by Andrea Belag at the Ave U station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/Van Sicklen St, 780 feet away, for the B3.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/Van Sicklen St B3 · Shelter780 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Van Sicklen Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1700 and 1725.
- Gravesend Cemetery Designated landmark380 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 cemetery
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 095 the Gravesend School500 feet
- Znayka on Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place120 feet
- Lady Moody Triangle840 feet
- Cutinella Triangle1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket790 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue V & Van Sicklen Street 90 feet
- Gravesend Neck Road & Van Sicklen Street 210 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Village Road South 250 feet
- Avenue V & West 5th Street 300 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Lama Court 440 feet
- Lake Street & Village Road South 470 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Wolf Place 510 feet
- West 5th Street & Lake Place 520 feet
See every intersection along Van Sicklen Street.