Mermaid Avenue & West 37th Street

Mermaid Avenue and West 37th Street meet at a three-way junction in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, W 37 St/Mermaid Av, is 120 feet away for the B36 and B74, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
1.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
W 37 St/Mermaid Av · B36, B74
Within a walk
9 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 older adult centers and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Mermaid Avenue & West 37th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 37 St/Mermaid Av, 120 feet away, for the B36 and B74.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 37 St/Mermaid Av B36, B74 · Countdown sign
    120 feet
    B36 B74
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B36 …
  2. B74 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
9 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.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Emerald Sunshine' elm and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Mermaid Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Mermaid Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of West 37th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of West 37th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 public space

Schools and child care

  1. La Puerta Abierta Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    540 feet
  2. Dezzenterprise Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  3. Five Stars Child Care 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    820 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Ocean Drive Public space
    690 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3601 Surf Avenue Older adult center
    540 feet
  2. Older adult center at 3001 West 37th Street Older adult center
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • 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:

See every intersection along Mermaid Avenue or West 37th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.