East 23rd Street & Avenue X
East 23rd Street and Avenue X meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Bnos Yaakov is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue X/Bedford Av, is 510 feet away for the BM3, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue X/Bedford Av, 510 feet away, for the BM3.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/Bedford Av BM3510 feetBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue X.
- 25 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 station0.5 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 10 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1945.
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- 10 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 2018 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue X
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Avenue X
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of East 23rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 318204 and 318574.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Wiz Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K310 feet
- Congregation Bnos Yaakov School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bill Brown Playground310 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- East 22nd Street & Avenue X 260 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue X 260 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue X 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue X 530 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue W 780 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue Y 780 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue X 800 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue X 810 feet
See every intersection along Avenue X or East 23rd Street.