2nd Avenue & 29th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and 29th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, 25 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat.

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2nd Avenue & 29th Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. 25 St R
    0.5 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/29 St, 910 feet away, for the B37.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/29 St B37
    910 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 St & 4 Ave 19 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 889 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 533 2nd Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    770 feet

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11232
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 29th Street

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 29th Street

  • Back-in parking only 1 sign BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 listed historic place

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Storehouse #2, US Navy Fleet Supply Base Listed historic place
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • Homes within 820 feet
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.