Avenue W & Bragg Street
Avenue W and Bragg Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Nostrand development. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av, is 0.3 miles away for the B31 and BM4, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av B31, BM40.3 milesB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue W.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 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 1953.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Nostrand development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 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 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue W
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Bragg Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bragg Street
- Back-in parking only 14 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg School640 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue W & Brigham Street 270 feet
- Avenue W & Knapp Street 550 feet
- Knapp Street & Whitney Avenue 690 feet
- Avenue X & Bragg Street 780 feet
- Avenue W & Batchelder Street 790 feet
- Avenue W & Plumb 1st Street 830 feet
- Avenue V & Bragg Street 880 feet
- Plumb 1st Street & Whitney Avenue 1,020 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or Bragg Street.