Shore Parkway & East 16th Street

Shore Parkway and East 16th Street meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 60 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sixteen Lindens Triangle is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
26 hurt
60 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sheepshead Bay
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Emmons Av/E 16 St · B4, B49
Within a walk
5 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Shore Parkway & East 16th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    1,040 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 Emmons Av/E 16 St, 560 feet away, for the B4 and B49.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Emmons Av/E 16 St B4, B49
    560 feet
    B4 B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …
  2. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & East 14th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 60 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 27 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 16th Street

  • 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 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of East 16th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Shore Parkway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Shore Parkway

  • Time-limited parking 3 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 313754.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 public space
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Butterfly Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    170 feet
  2. I.S. 98 Bay Academy School
    680 feet
  3. Nata's Kids Preschool
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sixteen Lindens Triangle
    70 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1809 Emmons Avenue Public space
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and seven 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 16th Street or Shore Parkway.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.