East 17th Street & Jerome Avenue

East 17th Street and Jerome Avenue meet at a three-way junction 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. St Mark Catholic Academy is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 41 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sheepshead Bay
580 feet · 2 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
E 16 St/Sheepshead Bay Rd · B4, B49, B102
Within a walk
10 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 17th Street & Jerome Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    580 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 E 16 St/Sheepshead Bay Rd, 350 feet away, for the B4, B49 and B102.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 16 St/Sheepshead Bay Rd B4, B49, B102 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    350 feet
    B4 B49 B102
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …
  2. B49 …
  3. B102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 41 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station
    840 feet
  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
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 January 2021.

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 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Fastigiata' European hornbeam.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Jerome Avenue (south side).

East side of East 17th Street

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

West side of East 17th Street

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

North side of Jerome Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307724, 308823, 311140 and 318513.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start PT & Pta Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    530 feet
  2. NY Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    540 feet
  3. St Mark Catholic Academy School
    560 feet
Show all 6
  1. Steps to Success III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  2. Edp School of Computer Programming Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  3. Nata's Kids Preschool
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sheepshead Bay Library
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marks RC Church House of worship
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Post Office
    230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    280 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    690 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    830 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 18 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 17th Street or Jerome Avenue.

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.