Nostrand Avenue & Avenue Z
Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Z meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Lt. Dennis Mojica Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,480 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 052 Sheepshead Bay is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue Z, is 60 feet away for the B36 and B44. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue Z, 60 feet away, for the B36 and B44.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue Z B36, B4460 feetB36 B44
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
- B44 …
Cycling
- 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3743 Nostrand Avenue Gas station1,130 feet
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 19 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 10 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,480 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 556th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 100 more were issued.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Lt. Dennis Mojica Corner, a co-naming enacted on December 21, 2004 (Local Law 63 of 2004).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 119 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lt. Dennis Mojica Corner.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 321171 and 322675.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Brain Fitness Preschool, ages 2 to 5110 feet
- P.S. 052 Sheepshead Bay School770 feet
- P.S. K811 Connie Lekas School950 feet
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- Yeshiva of Kings Bay School950 feet
- Yeshivat Mekor Haim School950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sheepshead Playground60 feet
- Playground 286 Playground810 feet
Houses of worship
- Shore Park Jewish Center House of worship1,210 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch790 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket610 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center60 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue Z & Haring Street 270 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue Z 290 feet
- Avenue Z & Brown Street 530 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue Z 550 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue Y 780 feet
- Avenue Z & Batchelder Street 790 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue Z 810 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Voorhies Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or Nostrand Avenue.