East 26th Street & Avenue X
East 26th Street and Avenue X meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sheepshead Bay Community Center is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue X/Bedford Av, is 340 feet away for the BM3, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue X/Bedford Av, 340 feet away, for the BM3.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/Bedford Av BM3340 feetBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue X.
- 8 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 3743 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 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 October 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue X
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Congregation Bnos Yaakov School370 feet
- Wiz Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K500 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bill Brown Playground320 feet
Community centers and public services
- Sheepshead Bay Community Center1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 27th Street & Avenue X 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue X 270 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue X 520 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue X 540 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue W 780 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue X 780 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue Y 780 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue X 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue X or East 26th Street.