East 18th Street & Voorhies Avenue

East 18th Street and Voorhies Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bay Post Office is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 40 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sheepshead Bay
930 feet · 4 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Sheepshead Bay Rd/Voorhies Av · B4, B49
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 18th Street & Voorhies Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    930 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 Sheepshead Bay Rd/Voorhies Av, 440 feet away, for the B4 and B49.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sheepshead Bay Rd/Voorhies Av B4, B49
    440 feet
    B4 B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …
  2. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 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, 1,320 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station
    1,150 feet
  2. 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    810 feet
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 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
5 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 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hardy rubber tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

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

East side of East 18th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of East 18th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Voorhies Avenue

  • 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 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305399 and 305611.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Steps to Success III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    60 feet
  2. NY Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    400 feet
  3. Edp School of Computer Programming Trade or language school
    590 feet
Show all 6
  1. Nata's Kids Preschool
    600 feet
  2. St Mark Catholic Academy School
    830 feet
  3. Bright Start PT & Pta Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sixteen Lindens Triangle
    1,170 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1809 Emmons Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay House of worship
    720 feet
  2. St Marks RC Church House of worship
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Post Office
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 18th Street or Voorhies Avenue.

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.