East 26th Street & Avenue V
East 26th Street and Avenue V meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Galapo Playground is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/E 27 St, is 940 feet away for the B3, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 27 St, 940 feet away, for the B3.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 27 St B3 · Shelter940 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.4 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 chargers1.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 12 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue V
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb School1,070 feet
- Kings Bay Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Galapo Playground320 feet
Houses of worship
- Nachlath Zion Jewish Center House of worship740 feet
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 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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 27th Street & Avenue V 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue V 270 feet
- East 26th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 320 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Gravesend Neck Road 500 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue V 520 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue V 540 feet
- East 27th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 590 feet
- East 24th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 670 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or East 26th Street.