East 16th Street & Emmons Avenue
East 16th Street and Emmons Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sheepshead Bay Piers is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about six minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 14 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Emmons Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Sheepshead Bay B, Q0.3 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 Emmons Av/E 16 St, 40 feet away, for the B4 and B49.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Emmons Av/E 16 St B4, B4940 feetB4 B49
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
- B49 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Emmons Avenue.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & East 14th Street at Belt Parkway, 1,130 feet by car along the streets.
- 3046 Neptune Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2022
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 four travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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 1932 and 1962.
Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 16th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 16th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Emmons Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 public space
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Butterfly Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K360 feet
- I.S. 98 Bay Academy School630 feet
- Tiny Titans DCC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,120 feet
Show all 4
- Nata's Kids Preschool1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sixteen Lindens Triangle370 feet
- Sheepshead Bay Piers Park1,210 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 1809 Emmons Avenue Public space870 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket1,090 feet
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 15th Street & Emmons Avenue 260 feet
- East 16th Street & Bay Court 330 feet
- Neptune Avenue & Shore Boulevard 460 feet
- East 14th Street & Neptune Avenue 520 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 16th Street 530 feet
- Emmons Avenue & Sheepshead Bay Road 590 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay Court 670 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 15th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along East 16th Street or Emmons Avenue.