East 27th Street & Avenue Z
East 27th Street and Avenue Z meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Michael Fischetti Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva of Kings Bay is 140 feet away, and Emmanuel Epsicopal Church is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue Z/E 28 St, is 170 feet away for the B36. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/E 28 St, 170 feet away, for the B36.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/E 28 St B36170 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
Cycling
- 12 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 3743 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 8 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Michael Fischetti Way, a co-naming enacted on December 29, 2008 (Local Law 64 of 2008).
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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Michael Fischetti Way.
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 June 2017 and March 2020, 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
West side of East 27th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Kings Bay School140 feet
- Yeshivat Mekor Haim School140 feet
- Brain Fitness Preschool, ages 2 to 5750 feet
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- P.S. 052 Sheepshead Bay School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sheepshead Playground560 feet
- Jerzee Triangle1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- Emmanuel Epsicopal Church House of worship1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center880 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and five 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 26th Street & Avenue Z 260 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue Z 260 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue Z 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue Z 530 feet
- East 28th Street & Jerome Avenue 720 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue Y 780 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue Z 800 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue Z 810 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or East 27th Street.