Coney Island Avenue
Prospect Park South | |
| North end |  NY 27 / Parkside Avenue in Windsor Terrace |
|---|---|
| East | 11th/12th Streets |
| West | 9th/10th Streets |
Coney Island Avenue is a road in the
Prospect Expressway (New York State Route 27
). Ocean Parkway originally extended north to Park Circle, where Coney Island Avenue meets Prospect Park, until construction of the Prospect Expressway replaced the northern half-mile of Ocean Parkway but included ramps to the edge of Prospect Park.
Coney Island Avenue frontage is dominated by mixed-use housing: pre-war apartment buildings, small shops, including many antique shops, and service businesses. The B68 bus line runs along Coney Island Avenue, connecting the Prospect Park area and Downtown Brooklyn to the famous oceanfront attractions of Coney Island and Brighton Beach. It is also one of the most dangerous streets in New York City, with many avoidable accidents happening because of poor road design.[2]
The
15th Street-Prospect Park station on the IND Culver Line
is located at the north end of Prospect Park Southwest at Bartel Pritchard Square.
An area surrounding about 1 mile (1.6 km) of Coney Island Avenue is home to a sizable population of
U.S. Census Bureau estimated that approximately 7,000 Pakistanis lived in a region bordering the street, and they made up nearly 10% of the population of the region.[4]
References
- ^ Google (May 23, 2019). "Coney Island Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ Brachfeld, Ben (27 January 2022). "Truck critically injures teen on deadly Coney Island Avenue". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Afridi, Humera (June 19, 2005). "The Coney Island of Their Mind". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links
- Coney Island Plank Road Forgotten-NY
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