West 5th Street & Wolf Place
West 5th Street and Wolf Place meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Old Gravesend Cemetery is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave U F1,300 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- 86 St N0.3 milesN
- Ave X F0.3 milesF
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Transitions” (2018) by Andrea Belag at the Ave U station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/Avenue W, 960 feet away, for the B1 and B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/Avenue W B1, B4960 feetB1 B4
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- B4 …
Cycling
- 7 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 station0.3 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 44 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of West 5th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of West 5th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Wolf Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 cemetery
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Big Apple Academy Elementary School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 51,070 feet
- P.S. 095 the Gravesend School1,120 feet
- Big Apple Institute Site 2 School1,160 feet
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- Bambi Academy School-based preschool, ages 2 to 51,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place400 feet
- Cutinella Triangle800 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Sicklen Street & Wolf Place 110 feet
- West 6th Street & Wolf Place 280 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Village Road South 360 feet
- Avenue V & West 5th Street 410 feet
- Avenue V & Van Sicklen Street 530 feet
- Lake Street & Village Road South 580 feet
- Avenue W & Van Sicklen Street 600 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Corso Court 620 feet
See every intersection along West 5th Street or Wolf Place.