East 26th Street & Avenue Y
East 26th Street and Avenue Y 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. Yeshiva of Kings Bay is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue Z/Bedford Av, is 960 feet away for the B36, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/Bedford Av, 960 feet away, for the B36.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/Bedford Av B36960 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
Cycling
- 6 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 3743 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2017
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2017
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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue Y
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 26th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Kings Bay School840 feet
- Yeshivat Mekor Haim School840 feet
- Congregation Bnos Yaakov School1,030 feet
Show all 4
- Wiz Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bill Brown Playground320 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 27th Street & Avenue Y 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue Y 270 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue Y 520 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue Y 540 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue Z 780 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue Y 780 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue X 780 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue Y 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Y or East 26th Street.