Nostrand Avenue & Voorhies Avenue
Nostrand Avenue and Voorhies Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 882 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here through August 27. Sheepshead Playground is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Voorhies Av, is 130 feet away for the B44, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Voorhies Av, 130 feet away, for the B44.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Voorhies Av B44130 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 3743 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through August 27, 882 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,300 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 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Nostrand Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 052 Sheepshead Bay School390 feet
- Brain Fitness Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
- Bright Beginnings in Brooklyn Pre-K1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sheepshead Playground320 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center890 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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:
- Haring Street & Voorhies Avenue 270 feet
- East 29th Street & Voorhies Avenue 290 feet
- Brown Street & Voorhies Avenue 530 feet
- East 28th Street & Voorhies Avenue 550 feet
- Belt Parkway & Nostrand Avenue 590 feet
- Shore Parkway & Nostrand Avenue 700 feet
- Batchelder Street & Voorhies Avenue 790 feet
- East 27th Street & Voorhies Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along Nostrand Avenue or Voorhies Avenue.