East 15th Street & Avenue Z

East 15th Street and Avenue Z meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Marks RC Church is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about a minute on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 38 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sheepshead Bay
250 feet · 1 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
Avenue Z/E 15 St · T464
Within a walk
6 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 library and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 15th Street & Avenue Z Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    250 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. 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/E 15 St, 20 feet away, for the T464.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue Z/E 15 St T464
    20 feet
    T464

Next buses at this stop

  1. T464 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue Z

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Avenue Z

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 15th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 15th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305235, 309701 and 309957.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start PT & Pta Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  2. Lighthouse Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Homecrest Playground
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sheepshead Bay Library
    650 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marks RC Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Post Office
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    210 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    420 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 16 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue Z or East 15th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.