East 24th Street & Avenue Y
East 24th Street and Avenue Y 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. Bill Brown Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue Z/Bedford Av, is 890 feet away for the B36, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/Bedford Av, 890 feet away, for the B36.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/Bedford Av B36890 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
Cycling
- 9 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 3743 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 94 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 August 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 24th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 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-K820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bill Brown Playground50 feet
- Jerzee Triangle1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- Emmanuel Epsicopal Church House of worship1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.4 miles
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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 23rd Street & Avenue Y 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue Y 270 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue Y 520 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue Y 540 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue Z 780 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue X 780 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue Y 780 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue Y 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Y or East 24th Street.