East 26th Street & Avenue Z
East 26th Street and Avenue Z meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshivat Mekor Haim is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue Z/Bedford Av, is 180 feet away for the B36, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them playgrounds, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/Bedford Av, 180 feet away, for the B36.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/Bedford Av B36180 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
Cycling
- 7 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2022.
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
- 7 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Z
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
- 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 listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Kings Bay School210 feet
- Yeshivat Mekor Haim School210 feet
- Brain Fitness Preschool, ages 2 to 51,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sheepshead Playground820 feet
- Jerzee Triangle990 feet
- Bill Brown Playground1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- Emmanuel Epsicopal Church House of worship1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 27th Street & Avenue Z 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue Z 270 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue Z 520 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue Z 540 feet
- Avenue Z & Jerome Avenue 620 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue Z 780 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue Y 780 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue Z 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or East 26th Street.