Nostrand Avenue & Avenue W

Nostrand Avenue and Avenue W meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Sheepshead Bay development. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Lev Bais Yaakov is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue W, is 50 feet away for the B36 and B44, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them community centers, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
1.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Nostrand Av/Avenue W · B36, B44
Within a walk
9 places
2 community centers, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nostrand Avenue & Avenue W Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue W, 50 feet away, for the B36 and B44.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nostrand Av/Avenue W B36, B44 · Shelter
    50 feet
    B36 B44
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B36 …
  2. B44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Avenue W.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3743 Nostrand Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11229
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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Sheepshead Bay development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue W

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Avenue W

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Nostrand Avenue

  • No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Nostrand Avenue

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances and ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 324275.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Thinkschool School
    280 feet
  2. Congregation Lev Bais Yaakov School
    410 feet
  3. Kings Bay Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sheepshead Bay Child care
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herman Dolgon Playground
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kings Bay Library
    450 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3643 Nostrand Avenue Older adult center
    340 feet
  2. Sheepshead Bay Community Center
    650 feet
  3. Community center at Sheepshead Bay Community center
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,050 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Nostrand Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 13 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue W or Nostrand Avenue.

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