Atlantic Avenue & Surf Avenue at West 37th Street

Atlantic Avenue, Surf Avenue and West 37th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Surf Av/W 37 St, is 90 feet away for the B36, X28 and X38, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them older adult centers, and one place to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
1.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Surf Av/W 37 St · B36, X28, X38
Within a walk
7 places
2 older adult centers, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Atlantic Avenue & Surf Avenue at West 37th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Surf Av/W 37 St, 90 feet away, for the B36, X28 and X38.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Surf Av/W 37 St B36, X28, X38 · Shelter
    90 feet
    B36 X28 X38
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B36 …
  2. X28 …
  3. X38 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11224
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
47
Police precinct
60
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Coney Island-Sea Gate
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Emerald Pagoda' Japanese snowbell and the 'Worplesdon' sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Surf Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Surf Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West 37th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of West 37th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 public space

Schools and child care

  1. La Puerta Abierta Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    60 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    340 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Ocean Drive Public space
    210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3601 Surf Avenue Older adult center
    180 feet
  2. Older adult center at 3001 West 37th Street Older adult center
    300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Atlantic Avenue, Surf Avenue or West 37th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.