East 27th Street & Emmons Avenue
East 27th Street and Emmons Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 741 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Sheepshead Bay Piers is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Emmons Av/E 28 St, is 150 feet away for the B4, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Emmons Av/E 28 St, 150 feet away, for the B4.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Emmons Av/E 28 St B4 · Shelter150 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 7 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 cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 October 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 741 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 949th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 413 more were issued.
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
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1982 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- 15 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 27th Street
- Ambulances and ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-9PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 27th 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 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Emmons Avenue
- No standing 1 sign 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, 1994720 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
- Tucker Place Park60 feet
- Sheepshead Bay Piers Park60 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 28th Street & Emmons Avenue 210 feet
- East 26th Street & Emmons Avenue 310 feet
- East 29th Street & Emmons Avenue 470 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Emmons Avenue 580 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 28th Street 650 feet
- East 23rd Street & Emmons Avenue 680 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 26th Street 710 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Emmons Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along East 27th Street or Emmons Avenue.