West 5th Street & Lake Place
West 5th Street and Lake Place meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 095 the Gravesend is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, 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, 1,180 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave U N1,180 feetN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- N …
Also within a walk
- Ave U F1,260 feetF
- 86 St N0.4 milesN
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Edges of a South Brooklyn Sky” (2018) by Sally Gil at the Ave U station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/W 5 St, 650 feet away, for the B3.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/W 5 St B3650 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 32 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 station0.4 miles
- 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 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 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 43 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is 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 1925 and 1931.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand 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 landmark610 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 cemetery
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Znayka on Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
- P.S. 095 the Gravesend School820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place470 feet
- Lady Moody Triangle1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket880 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 11 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue V & West 5th Street 220 feet
- West 6th Street & Lake Place 280 feet
- West 5th Street & Lama Court 370 feet
- Avenue V & Van Sicklen Street 430 feet
- Avenue V & West 6th Street 500 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Corso Court 520 feet
- Avenue U & West 5th Street 560 feet
- West 7th Street & Lake Place 560 feet
See every intersection along Lake Place or West 5th Street.