East 21st Street & Avenue W
East 21st Street and Avenue W meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about seven minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten 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 …
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, 320 feet away, for the B49 and BM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue W B49, BM3320 feetB49 BM3
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- BM3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue W.
- 17 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station1,090 feet
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 October 2024.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 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
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue W
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- A2Z Happyland III Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K470 feet
- Fantasia D. C. C. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K510 feet
- Blue's Clue's DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
Show all 4
- P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb School1,130 feet
Community centers and public services
- Homecrest Post Office1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Star Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 12 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 22nd Street & Avenue W 260 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue W 290 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue W 520 feet
- East 19th Street & Avenue W 630 feet
- East 21st Street & Gravesend Neck Road 740 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue X 780 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue W 780 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue V 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or East 21st Street.