East 26th Street & Emmons Avenue
East 26th Street and Emmons Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Tucker Place is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Emmons Av/E 26 St, is 100 feet away for the B4 and BM3, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Emmons Av/E 26 St, 100 feet away, for the B4 and BM3.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Emmons Av/E 26 St B4, BM3 · Shelter100 feetB4 BM3
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
- BM3 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Knapp Street & Emmons Avenue at Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1986 and 2001.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 26th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 26th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Emmons Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Sheepshead Bay Fishing Piers.
- Design Team Project Installation by Scott Burton, 1994490 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sheepshead Bay Piers Park60 feet
- Tucker Place Park340 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket0.3 miles
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and one food store.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bedford Avenue & Emmons Avenue 270 feet
- East 27th Street & Emmons Avenue 310 feet
- East 23rd Street & Emmons Avenue 370 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 26th Street 410 feet
- East 28th Street & Emmons Avenue 520 feet
- Emmons Avenue & Dooley Street 630 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Shore Parkway 660 feet
- Belt Parkway & Bedford Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along East 26th Street or Emmons Avenue.