Gravesend, New York City

Name: Gravesend
Address: New York City, United States

#1966 among attractions in New York City

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Gravesend is a neighborhood in the south-central section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, on the southwestern edge of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. It is bounded on the south by Coney Island, on the west by Bath Beach, on the north by Bensonhurst, and on the east by Homecrest and Sheepshead Bay. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°35'41"N, 73°58'23"W

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Southern Brooklyn (Gravesend)New York City United States

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Day trips

Gravesend – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Holocaust Memorial Park, Calvert Vaux Park, B'nai Yosef Synagogue, Adventurer's Park.

1.3 miSE
Memorial
The Holocaust Memorial Park, New York City
34 min walk • The Holocaust Memorial Park is a public Holocaust memorial park located at the water's edge between Emmons Avenue and Shore Boulevard in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn.
1.3 miSW
Park
Calvert Vaux Park, New York City
35 min walk • Calvert Vaux Park is an 85.53-acre public park in Gravesend, Brooklyn, in New York City. Created in 1934, it is composed of several disconnected sections along the Belt Parkway between Bay 44th and Bay 49th Streets.
1 miN
Synagogue
B'nai Yosef Synagogue, New York City
27 min walk • The B'nai Yosef Synagogue, formerly Magen David Congregation of Ocean Parkway, is an Orthodox Sephardi synagogue at the 1616 Ocean Parkway and Avenue P in Brooklyn, New York.
1.2 miW
Park
Adventurer's Park, New York City
30 min walk • Adventurer's Park is a small amusement park in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn in New York City. It is a concession located within the city-owned Nellie Bly Park, next to the Belt Parkway.
1.2 miNW
Park
Seth Low Playground, Sea Gate
30 min walk • Seth Low Playground is a five-acre park located in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn. The park is named after Seth Low, a former Mayor of New York City and president of Columbia University. The City acquired this playground in 1924 as a park.
0.5 miNE
Synagogue, Modernist architecture
Congregation Shaare Zion, New York City
12 min walk • Congregation Shaare Zion is an Orthodox Sephardic synagogue located at 2030 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, New York. Shaare Zion typically has an estimated 1,500 worshipers who attend its services Fridays and Saturdays for Shabbat making it one of the largest Sephardic synagogues in North America.
~450 ftW
Cemetery
Old Gravesend Cemetery, New York City
3 min walk • Old Gravesend Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Gravesend Neck Road and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York, New York. The cemetery was founded about 1658 and contains the graves of a number of the original patentees and their families. Lady Deborah Moody, founder of Gravesend, is believed to be buried in the cemetery.
1.1 miS
Synagogue
Jewish Center of Brighton Beach, New York City
28 min walk • Jewish Center of Coney Island, also known as the Jewish Center of Brighton Beach, is a historic synagogue and community center located in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
1.2 miNE
Synagogue
Jewish Center of Kings Highway, New York City
31 min walk • Jewish Center of Kings Highway is a historic synagogue at 1202–1218 Avenue P in Midwood, Brooklyn in New York City, USA. The synagogue was built between 1928 and 1930 and is a two-story-with-basement building faced in brick. It has a cast stone temple front with four engaged Corinthian order piers.
0.9 miSW
Park
Anthony Catanzaro Square, New York City
22 min walk • Anthony Catanzaro Square is located within a traffic triangle that is the result of three street grids that meet in the Bath Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
1.2 miW
Cycling, Bike path
Cropsey Avenue, New York City
32 min walk • Cropsey Avenue is a major street in Brooklyn, New York City. It generally runs northwest-southeast, from Poly Place/14th Avenue in Bath Beach to Neptune Avenue/West 17th Street in Coney Island. It forms the northeastern boundary of Dreier-Offerman Park.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Gravesend?

Nearby attractions include Old Gravesend Cemetery, New York City (3 min walk), Congregation Shaare Zion, New York City (12 min walk), Stillwell Avenue, New York City (17 min walk), The Edmond J Safra Synagogue, New York City (20 min walk).

How to get to Gravesend by public transport?

The nearest stations to Gravesend:

Metro

Avenue U • Lines: <F>, F (4 min walk)
86th Street • Lines: N (9 min walk)

Bus

86th Street & West 8th Street • Lines: B1, B4 (9 min walk)