East 28th Street & Avenue X
East 28th Street and Avenue X meet at a four-way crossing 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. Bill Brown Playground is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue X/E 28 St, is 80 feet away for the BM3, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue X/E 28 St, 80 feet away, for the BM3.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/E 28 St BM3 · Shelter80 feetBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue X.
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 3743 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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
- 9 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 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 April 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue X
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Congregation Bnos Yaakov School270 feet
- Sheepshead Bay Child care1,010 feet
- Wiz Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bill Brown Playground840 feet
- The Sunlight Garden - Sheepshead Nostrand Houses (NYCHA) Garden1,190 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Kings Bay Library980 feet
Community centers and public services
- Sheepshead Bay Community Center760 feet
- Older adult center at 3643 Nostrand Avenue Older adult center1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store820 feet
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 12 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 27th Street & Avenue X 260 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue X 260 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue X 520 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue X 550 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue W 780 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue Y 780 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue X 790 feet
- Avenue X & Haring Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Avenue X or East 28th Street.