East 21st Street & Avenue V
East 21st Street and Avenue V meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nachlath Zion Jewish Center is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about seven minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Neck Rd Q0.3 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Ave U Q0.4 milesQ
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 V, 370 feet away, for the B49 and B102.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue V B49, B102370 feetB49 B102
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- B102 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station690 feet
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
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
- Two of the streets are 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 1930 and 1954.
Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and August 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue V
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 21st Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 315245.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Blue's Clue's DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K180 feet
- P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb School530 feet
- Brooklyn Star Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K530 feet
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- Yeshivat Ohel Torah School650 feet
- A2Z Happyland III Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
- Fantasia D. C. C. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Galapo Playground820 feet
Houses of worship
- Ocean Avenue Jewish Center House of worship490 feet
- Nachlath Zion Jewish Center House of worship600 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2600 Ocean Avenue Older adult center650 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch800 feet
Supermarkets
- Star Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 21st Street & Gravesend Neck Road 140 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue V 260 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue V 290 feet
- East 22nd Street & Gravesend Neck Road 310 feet
- Avenue V & Gravesend Neck Road 400 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Gravesend Neck Road 450 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue V 520 feet
- East 23rd Street & Gravesend Neck Road 530 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or East 21st Street.