Emmons Avenue & Brigham Street
Emmons Avenue and Brigham Street 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. Lew Fidler Park Playground is 160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Emmons Av/Brigham St, is 120 feet away for the B4, B44 and BM3, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Emmons Av/Brigham St, 120 feet away, for the B4, B44 and BM3.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Emmons Av/Brigham St B4, B44, BM3 · Shelter120 feetB4 B44 BM3
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
- B44 …
- BM3 …
Cycling
- 5 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, 310 feet by car along the streets.
- 2701 Knapp Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- 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 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1961 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Brigham Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Brigham Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Emmons Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Emmons Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park70 feet
- Lew Fidler Park Playground160 feet
Health care
- Sheepshead Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice510 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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:
- Knapp Street & Emmons Avenue 280 feet
- Knapp Street & Emmons Avenue at Belt Parkway 290 feet
- Emmons Avenue & Coyle Street 540 feet
- Shore Parkway & Brigham Street 550 feet
- Emmons Avenue & Plumb 1st Street 550 feet
- Shore Parkway & Knapp Street 670 feet
- Belt Parkway & Knapp Street 780 feet
- Emmons Avenue & Ford Street 810 feet
See every intersection along Brigham Street or Emmons Avenue.