Avenue U & Bragg Street
Avenue U and Bragg Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marine Park is 740 feet away, and Young Israel of Beford Bay is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/Bragg St, is 40 feet away for the B3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/Bragg St, 40 feet away, for the B3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/Bragg St B3 · Shelter40 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 3095 Avenue U Gas station400 feet
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue U
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Avenue U
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Bragg Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 320407 and 324639.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- A2z Happyland Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K200 feet
- Bambi Day Care II School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K300 feet
- Big Dreams Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5500 feet
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- Bambi Day Care III School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park740 feet
Health care
- Caring Hospice Services of New York Nursing home or hospice460 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Beford Bay House of worship1,190 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 321 Fire station620 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket570 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy190 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store520 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & Brigham Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & Coyle Street 270 feet
- Avenue U & Gerritsen Avenue 410 feet
- Avenue U & Ford Street 540 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Knapp Street 590 feet
- Avenue U & Stuart Street 690 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Bragg Street 750 feet
- Avenue V & Bragg Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or Bragg Street.