Avenue Z & Jerome Avenue
Avenue Z and Jerome Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshivat Mekor Haim is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about nine minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Sheepshead Bay B, Q0.5 milesB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Postcards from Sheepshead Bay” (1998) by Deborah Goletz at the Sheepshead Bay station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/Bedford Av, 220 feet away, for the B36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/Bedford Av B36220 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1960.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue Z
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Jerome Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Kings Bay School840 feet
- Yeshivat Mekor Haim School840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jerzee Triangle370 feet
- Bill Brown Playground910 feet
Houses of worship
- Emmanuel Epsicopal Church House of worship440 feet
- St Marks RC Church House of worship1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- ALDI Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 24th Street & Avenue Z 80 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue Z 180 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue Z 350 feet
- East 23rd Street & Jerome Avenue 420 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue Z 440 feet
- East 22nd Street & Jerome Avenue 450 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue Z 620 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue Z 700 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or Jerome Avenue.