East 26th Street & Gravesend Neck Road
East 26th Street and Gravesend Neck Road meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nachlath Zion Jewish Center is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/E 27 St, is 620 feet away for the B3, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 27 St, 620 feet away, for the B3.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 27 St B3 · Shelter620 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 January 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 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
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 26th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of East 26th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Gravesend Neck Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308219 and 308866.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Galapo Playground340 feet
Houses of worship
- Nachlath Zion Jewish Center House of worship880 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,210 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 17 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 27th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 280 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Gravesend Neck Road 290 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue V 320 feet
- Avenue U & East 26th Street 460 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue V 510 feet
- East 28th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 550 feet
- East 24th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 570 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue V 580 feet
See every intersection along East 26th Street or Gravesend Neck Road.