East 24th Street & Avenue W
East 24th Street and Avenue W meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bill Brown Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about ten minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Neck Rd Q0.5 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 Avenue X/Bedford Av, 1,030 feet away, for the BM3.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/Bedford Av BM31,030 feetBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue W.
- 2 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Wiz Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K820 feet
- P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb School1,130 feet
- A2Z Happyland III Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Show all 4
- Fantasia D. C. C. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bill Brown Playground830 feet
- Galapo Playground930 feet
Houses of worship
- Nachlath Zion Jewish Center House of worship970 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here 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 23rd Street & Avenue W 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue W 270 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue W 520 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue W 540 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue X 780 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue W 780 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue W 800 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue V 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or East 24th Street.