Sheepshead Bay Road & Jerome Avenue

Sheepshead Bay Road and Jerome Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bay Post Office is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 42 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sheepshead Bay
420 feet · 2 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
E 16 St/Sheepshead Bay Rd · B4, B49, B102
Within a walk
10 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Sheepshead Bay Road & Jerome Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    420 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Postcards from Sheepshead Bay” (1998) by Deborah Goletz at the Sheepshead Bay station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 16 St/Sheepshead Bay Rd, 190 feet away, for the B4, B49 and B102.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 16 St/Sheepshead Bay Rd B4, B49, B102 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    190 feet
    B4 B49 B102
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …
  2. B49 …
  3. B102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station
    1,000 feet
  2. 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    680 feet
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Fastigiata' European hornbeam.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and December 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Sheepshead Bay Road (west side).

North side of Jerome Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jerome Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Sheepshead Bay Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Sheepshead Bay Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308848, 312798 and 320888.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start PT & Pta Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet
  2. NY Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    700 feet
  3. St Mark Catholic Academy School
    720 feet
Show all 6
  1. Steps to Success III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  2. Edp School of Computer Programming Trade or language school
    840 feet
  3. Nata's Kids Preschool
    850 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sheepshead Bay Library
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marks RC Church House of worship
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Post Office
    390 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    970 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    660 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jerome Avenue or Sheepshead Bay Road.

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