West 1st Street & Village Road East
West 1st Street and Village Road East 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. Trinity Tabernacle Gravesend Church is 640 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, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave U F800 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Ave X F0.4 milesF
- 86 St N0.5 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 McDonald Av/Av U, 0.3 miles away, for the B90.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- McDonald Av/Av U B900.3 milesB90
Next buses at this stop
- B90 …
Cycling
- 5 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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 October 2016.
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
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 landmark650 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 cemetery
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshivat Magen Abraham School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gravesend Triangle900 feet
- Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place920 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity Tabernacle Gravesend Church House of worship640 feet
Community centers and public services
- Gravesend Post Office940 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Village Road South & Village Road East 210 feet
- West 1st Street & Village Road South 220 feet
- Gravesend Neck Road & Village Road East 280 feet
- Village Road South & Stryker Street 350 feet
- Village Road South & Village Court 440 feet
- Gravesend Neck Road & West Street 470 feet
- Avenue W & West 1st Street 660 feet
- McDonald Avenue & Village Road South 680 feet
See every intersection along Village Road East or West 1st Street.