East 23rd Street & Avenue Y
East 23rd Street and Avenue Y 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. Emmanuel Epsicopal Church is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ocean Av/Avenue Y, is 890 feet away for the B49, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue Y, 890 feet away, for the B49.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue Y B49890 feetB49
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
Cycling
- 16 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 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 June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 23rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
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 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Wiz Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bill Brown Playground310 feet
- Jerzee Triangle970 feet
Houses of worship
- Emmanuel Epsicopal Church House of worship1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
- ALDI Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and six 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 Y 260 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue Y 260 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue Y 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue Y 530 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue X 780 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue Z 780 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue Y 800 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue Y 810 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Y or East 23rd Street.