East 26th Street & Avenue W
East 26th Street and Avenue W 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 Lev Bais Yaakov is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue X/Bedford Av, is 1,070 feet away for the BM3, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue X/Bedford Av, 1,070 feet away, for the BM3.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/Bedford Av BM31,070 feetBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue W.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station0.5 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
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
- 12 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue W
- 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.
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Congregation Bnos Yaakov School1,150 feet
- Thinkschool School1,200 feet
- Wiz Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
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- Congregation Lev Bais Yaakov School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bill Brown Playground1,100 feet
- Galapo Playground1,200 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 27th Street & Avenue W 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue W 270 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue W 520 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue W 540 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue X 780 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue W 780 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue W 800 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue V 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or East 26th Street.