Nostrand Avenue & Emmons Avenue
Nostrand Avenue and Emmons Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sheepshead Bay Piers is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Emmons Av/Nostrand Av, is 100 feet away for the B44 SBS and BM3, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Emmons Av/Nostrand Av, 100 feet away, for the B44 SBS and BM3.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Emmons Av/Nostrand Av B44 SBS, BM3100 feetB44 SBS BM3
Next buses at this stop
- B44 SBS …
- BM3 …
Nostrand Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 10am on weekdays.
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Knapp Street & Emmons Avenue at Belt Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 3743 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
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
- 7 feet above sea level
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Emmons Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Emmons Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 13 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of Nostrand Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Nostrand Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 319165.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tucker Place Park780 feet
- Sheepshead Bay Piers Park820 feet
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 29th Street & Emmons Avenue 290 feet
- East 29th Street & Canda Avenue 490 feet
- East 28th Street & Emmons Avenue 550 feet
- Shore Parkway & Nostrand Avenue 550 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 29th Street 660 feet
- Belt Parkway & Nostrand Avenue 660 feet
- East 27th Street & Emmons Avenue 760 feet
- Batchelder Street & Emmons Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along Emmons Avenue or Nostrand Avenue.