Avenue W & Batchelder Street
Avenue W and Batchelder Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Sheepshead Bay development. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Herman Dolgon Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue X/Batchelder St, is 800 feet away for the BM3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them schools, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue X/Batchelder St, 800 feet away, for the BM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/Batchelder St BM3800 feetBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1951.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Sheepshead Bay development.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 43 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue W
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue W
- No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Batchelder Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Batchelder Street
- Back-in parking only 14 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank School1,040 feet
- Thinkschool School1,070 feet
- Congregation Lev Bais Yaakov School1,200 feet
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- Sheepshead Bay Child care1,300 feet
- Origins High School1,300 feet
- Professional Pathways High School1,300 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay School1,300 feet
- United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LLL School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Sunlight Garden - Sheepshead Nostrand Houses (NYCHA) Garden680 feet
- Herman Dolgon Playground830 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Kings Bay Library1,240 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 3643 Nostrand Avenue Older adult center1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and nine food stores.
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 corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue X & Batchelder Street 780 feet
- Avenue W & Bragg Street 790 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue W 790 feet
- Avenue V & Batchelder Street 880 feet
- Avenue X & Brown Street 1,040 feet
- Avenue W & Brigham Street 1,060 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue W 1,080 feet
- Avenue V & Brown Street 1,140 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or Batchelder Street.