Emmons Avenue & Ford Street
Emmons Avenue and Ford Street meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Lew Fidler Park Playground is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Emmons Av/Ford St, is 90 feet away for the B4, B44 and BM3, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1961 and 1972, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Emmons Av/Ford St, 90 feet away, for the B4, B44 and BM3.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Emmons Av/Ford St B4, B44, BM3 · Shelter90 feetB4 B44 BM3
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
- B44 …
- BM3 …
Cycling
- 2 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2701 Knapp Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2019.
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
- 6 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 1961 and 1972.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2022 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Emmons Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Emmons Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park880 feet
- Lew Fidler Park Playground970 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Batchelder Street & Emmons Avenue 260 feet
- Emmons Avenue & Coyle Street 270 feet
- Batchelder Street & Gunnison Court 590 feet
- Stanton Road & Gunnison Court 720 feet
- Shore Parkway & Ford Street at Belt Parkway 730 feet
- Emmons Avenue & Brigham Street 810 feet
- Brown Street & Gunnison Court 820 feet
- Batchelder Street & Losee Terrace 850 feet
See every intersection along Emmons Avenue or Ford Street.