East 27th Street & Avenue W
East 27th Street and Avenue W meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Bnos Yaakov is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue W, is 810 feet away for the B36 and B44, and seven 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 Nostrand Av/Avenue W, 810 feet away, for the B36 and B44.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue W B36, B44 · Shelter810 feetB36 B44
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
- B44 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue W.
- 3 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, 1.3 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 chargers1.2 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 22 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- 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 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue W
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Congregation Bnos Yaakov School900 feet
- Thinkschool School940 feet
- Congregation Lev Bais Yaakov School1,020 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Kings Bay Library1,250 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 3643 Nostrand Avenue Older adult center1,150 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and six 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 28th Street & Avenue W 260 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue W 260 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue W 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue W 530 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue X 780 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue W 800 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue W 800 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue V 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or East 27th Street.