Mermaid Avenue & West 15th Street
Mermaid Avenue and West 15th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Jimmy Prince Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Steeplechase Park is 790 feet away, and Liberation Diploma Plus is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Coney Island-Stillwell Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the D, F, N and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Coney Island-Stillwell Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 4 lines at the nearest station
- Coney Island-Stillwell Av D, F, N, Q510 feetD F N Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
4 lines- D …
- F …
- N …
- Q …
Also within a walk
- W 8 St-NY Aquarium F, Q0.4 milesF Q
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “My Coney Island Baby” (2004) by Robert Wilson at the Coney Island-Stillwell Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Mermaid Av/W 15 St, 100 feet away, for the B74.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Mermaid Av/W 15 St B74100 feetB74
Next buses at this stop
- B74 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West 15th Street.
- 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1622 Neptune Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11224
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Coney Island-Sea Gate
- Elevation
- 4 feet above sea level
This corner carries two co-namings: Jimmy Prince Way (Local Law 44 of 2023, enacted on March 19, 2023) and Frank Giordano Way (Local Law 81 of 2022, enacted on August 14, 2022).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 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 2007 and 2024.
Since 2014 at least 532 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 46 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Mermaid Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Mermaid Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Bus layover only 1 sign BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of West 15th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of West 15th Street
- Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Renaissance Revival, and built in 1925.
- Shore Theater Designated landmark410 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 career or business center
- 1 library
- 1 museum
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Coney Island Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5230 feet
- Catholic Charities Neighborhood Service Preschool, ages 2 to 5380 feet
- Liberation Diploma Plus School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Neptune Playground630 feet
- Steeplechase Park790 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Coney Island Library1,010 feet
- Coney Island Museum1,210 feet
Community centers and public services
- Sandy Recovery Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center1,010 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch60 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 14 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Mermaid Avenue & West 16th Street 300 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Mermaid Avenue 310 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 15th Street 500 feet
- Mermaid Avenue & West 17th Street 600 feet
- Surf Avenue & Schweikerts Walk 680 feet
- West 15th Street & Bowery 780 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 16th Street 780 feet
- Surf Avenue & Stillwell Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Mermaid Avenue or West 15th Street.