Avenue X & Batchelder Street
Avenue X and Batchelder 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, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank is 270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue X/Batchelder St, is 80 feet away for the BM3, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them schools, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue X/Batchelder St, 80 feet away, for the BM3.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/Batchelder St BM380 feetBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue X.
- 10 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
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
Homes
About 1,600 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 1950 and 1952.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Nostrand development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue X
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue X
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
East side of Batchelder Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
West side of Batchelder Street
- Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank School270 feet
- Sheepshead Bay Child care520 feet
- Origins High School530 feet
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- Professional Pathways High School530 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay School530 feet
- United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LLL School530 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Sunlight Garden - Sheepshead Nostrand Houses (NYCHA) Garden70 feet
- Yak Playground720 feet
- Playground 286 Playground1,100 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Kings Bay Library1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Shore Park Jewish Center House of worship930 feet
Community centers and public services
- Sheepshead Bay Community Center1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,070 feet
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 11 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue X & Brown Street 260 feet
- Avenue X & Haring Street 520 feet
- Avenue X & Coyle Street 530 feet
- Avenue W & Batchelder Street 780 feet
- Avenue Y & Batchelder Street 780 feet
- Avenue X & Bragg Street 790 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue X 790 feet
- Avenue Y & Brown Street 1,050 feet
See every intersection along Avenue X or Batchelder Street.