West 8th Street & Lake Place

West 8th Street and Lake Place meet at a four-way crossing 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. Marlboro Community Center is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about two 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 20 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave U
610 feet · 2 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
Avenue U/W 8 St · B3
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 1 community center and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 8th Street & Lake Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave U, 610 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ave U N
    610 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St N
    1,020 feet
    N
  2. Ave U F
    0.4 miles
    F

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 8 St, 490 feet away, for the B3.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue U/W 8 St B3
    490 feet
    B3

Next buses at this stop

  1. B3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 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.

  1. 2616 86th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2021.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
43
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,000 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.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Lake Place

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West 8th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of West 8th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310544 and 326218.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Dmi Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Avenue U Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Temple United House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Marlboro Community Center
    1,270 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2298 West 8th Street Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    460 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 14 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lake Place or West 8th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.