East 16th Street & Avenue Z

East 16th Street and Avenue Z meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Mark Catholic Academy is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 40 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sheepshead Bay
510 feet · 2 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Avenue Z/E 15 St · B4, B36, B49
Within a walk
8 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 trade or language schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 16th Street & Avenue Z Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    510 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, 80 feet away, for the B4, B36 and B49.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue Z/E 15 St B4, B36, B49
    80 feet
    B4 B36 B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …
  2. B36 …
  3. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 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
    1,140 feet
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North 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

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

East side of East 16th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of East 16th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306033, 306584 and 314409.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start PT & Pta Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    470 feet
  2. St Mark Catholic Academy School
    1,070 feet
  3. NY Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
Show all 5
  1. Steps to Success III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  2. Edp School of Computer Programming Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sheepshead Bay Library
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marks RC Church House of worship
    960 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Post Office
    590 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    360 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    470 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    680 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 16th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.