West 16th Street & Bay 50th Street
West 16th Street and Bay 50th Street 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. P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody is 170 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 religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1965, 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, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Bay 50 St D700 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Harway Av/Bay 50 St, 450 feet away, for the B64.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Harway Av/Bay 50 St B64450 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, 1,160 feet by car along the streets.
- 2978 Cropsey Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 50th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of West 16th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of West 16th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody School170 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and seven 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 16th Street & Private Catanzaro Square 120 feet
- Bay 50th Street & Private Catanzaro Square 170 feet
- West 17th Street & Bay 50th Street 350 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 50th Street 400 feet
- Harway Avenue & Bay 49th Street 650 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Bay 50th Street 740 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Harway Avenue 760 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 50th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along Bay 50th Street or West 16th Street.