East 29th Street & Avenue Y
East 29th Street and Avenue Y meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Playground 286 is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue Y, is 370 feet away for the B36 and B44, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them playgrounds, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue Y, 370 feet away, for the B36 and B44.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue Y B36, B44370 feetB36 B44
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
- B44 …
Cycling
- 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 3743 Nostrand Avenue Gas station640 feet
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 February 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2017
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2018
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 1,300 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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- P.S. K811 Connie Lekas School860 feet
- Brain Fitness Preschool, ages 2 to 51,010 feet
- Congregation Bnos Yaakov School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground 286 Playground790 feet
- Sheepshead Playground830 feet
- Bill Brown Playground1,100 feet
Show all 4
- Yak Playground1,140 feet
Houses of worship
- Shore Park Jewish Center House of worship720 feet
Community centers and public services
- Sheepshead Bay Community Center1,280 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch280 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket550 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store900 feet
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center350 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 28th Street & Avenue Y 260 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue Y 290 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue Y 520 feet
- Avenue Y & Haring Street 560 feet
- East 28th Street & Jerome Avenue 580 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue Y 780 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue X 780 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue Z 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Y or East 29th Street.