East 19th Street & Avenue W

East 19th Street and Avenue W 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. Homecrest Post Office is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about four minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Neck Rd
1,100 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Ocean Av/Avenue W · B49, BM3
Within a walk
9 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 19th Street & Avenue W Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Neck Rd Q
    1,100 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. Q …
Southbound
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave U Q
    0.5 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “West Wall, East Light, Morning” (2011) by Mary Temple at the Neck Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue W, 350 feet away, for the B49 and BM3.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ocean Av/Avenue W B49, BM3
    350 feet
    B49 BM3

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …
  2. BM3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Avenue W.

  • 14 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station
    1,040 feet
  2. 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11229
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1959.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue W

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Avenue W

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of East 19th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of East 19th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. A2Z Happyland III Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. Fantasia D. C. C. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Baptist Church of Sheepshead Bay House of worship
    1,270 feet
  2. Ocean Avenue Jewish Center House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Homecrest Post Office
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Star Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along Avenue W or East 19th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.