East 27th Street & Avenue V
East 27th Street and Avenue V meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Galapo Playground is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue V, is 870 feet away for the B36 and B44, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue V, 870 feet away, for the B36 and B44.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue V B36, B44 · Shelter870 feetB36 B44
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
- B44 …
Cycling
- 17 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station0.5 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky yellowwood and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue V
- 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 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Kings Bay Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
- Congregation Lev Bais Yaakov School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Galapo Playground580 feet
- Herman Dolgon Playground1,120 feet
Houses of worship
- Nachlath Zion Jewish Center House of worship1,010 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Sheepshead Bay Community center1,060 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 14 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 26th Street & Avenue V 260 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue V 260 feet
- East 27th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 410 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue V 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue V 530 feet
- East 26th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 580 feet
- East 28th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 680 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Gravesend Neck Road 760 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or East 27th Street.