Avenue X & East 15th Street
Avenue X and East 15th Street meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Mother Maria J. Fisher Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. First Baptist Church of Sheepshead Bay is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Neck Rd Q1,160 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Sheepshead Bay B, Q0.3 milesB Q
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “West Wall, East Light, Morning” (2011) by Mary Temple at the Neck Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/E 15 St, 0.3 miles away, for the T464.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/E 15 St T4640.3 milesT464
Next buses at this stop
- T464 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2624 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 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
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Mother Maria J. Fisher Way, a co-naming enacted on December 29, 2008 (Local Law 64 of 2008).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1963.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Mother Maria J. Fisher Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2014 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue X
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue X
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 15th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 15th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center at 1215 Avenue X Pre-K center1,050 feet
Houses of worship
- First Baptist Church of Sheepshead Bay House of worship330 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 14th Street & Avenue X 260 feet
- East 13th Street & Avenue X 520 feet
- Avenue X & Sheepshead Bay Road 710 feet
- East 15th Street & Avenue Y 780 feet
- East 15th Street & Avenue W 840 feet
- East 15th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 970 feet
- East 16th Street & Avenue Y 1,040 feet
- East 14th Street & Avenue Y 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Avenue X or East 15th Street.