East 18th Street & Avenue Z

East 18th Street and Avenue Z meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 254 Dag Hammarskjold is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about four 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 40 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sheepshead Bay
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Avenue Z/E 18 St · B4, B36, B49
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 18th Street & Avenue Z Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    1,040 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 18 St, 110 feet away, for the B4, B36 and B49.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue Z/E 18 St B4, B36, B49 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B4 B36 B49
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …
  2. B36 …
  3. B49 …

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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station
    850 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 seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016

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 1,300 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 1959.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Emerald Sunshine' elm and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue Z

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Avenue Z

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of East 18th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 318514.

Schools, parks 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 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start PT & Pta Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    470 feet
  2. St Mark Catholic Academy School
    520 feet
  3. NY Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    550 feet
Show all 6
  1. Steps to Success III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  2. Magic Kingdom of Sheepshead Bay Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  3. P.S. 254 Dag Hammarskjold School
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jerzee Triangle
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marks RC Church House of worship
    430 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Post Office
    250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    550 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,220 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue Z or East 18th 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.