Mermaid Avenue & West 16th Street
Mermaid Avenue and West 16th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Pastor Debbe Santiago Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shore Theater stands 620 feet away, built in 1925, and Santos Community Garden is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Coney Island-Stillwell Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the D, F, N and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places and 25 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Coney Island-Stillwell Av, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 4 lines at the nearest station
- Coney Island-Stillwell Av D, F, N, Q800 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, Q0.5 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, 210 feet away, for the B74.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Mermaid Av/W 15 St B74210 feetB74
Next buses at this stop
- B74 …
Cycling
- 50 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, 0.7 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 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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 is also named Pastor Debbe Santiago Way, a co-naming enacted on August 3, 2016 (Local Law 92 of 2016).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,500 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 2014 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 978 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Pastor Debbe Santiago Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Mermaid Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Mermaid Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of West 16th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of West 16th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 306289.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks 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 landmark620 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in MCU Park.
- Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument Statue by William Behrends, 2005800 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 career or business center
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Coney Island Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5530 feet
- Catholic Charities Neighborhood Service Preschool, ages 2 to 5680 feet
- Liberation Diploma Plus School900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Steeplechase Park550 feet
- Neptune Playground930 feet
- Santos Community Garden1,250 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Coney Island Library710 feet
Community centers and public services
- Sandy Recovery Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center710 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch350 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket1,160 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Mermaid Avenue & West 15th Street 300 feet
- Mermaid Avenue & West 17th Street 300 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 16th Street 490 feet
- Mermaid Avenue & West 19th Street 600 feet
- Stillwell Avenue & Mermaid Avenue 600 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 15th Street 780 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 17th Street 780 feet
- Neptune Avenue & West 16th Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Mermaid Avenue or West 16th Street.