Shore Parkway & East 21st Street

Shore Parkway and East 21st Street meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 24 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sheepshead Bay
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Ocean Av/Shore Pkwy · B4
Within a walk
8 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Shore Parkway & East 21st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    0.4 miles
    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 Ocean Av/Shore Pkwy, 550 feet away, for the B4.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ocean Av/Shore Pkwy B4
    550 feet
    B4

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people 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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of East 21st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of East 21st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Shore Parkway

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Shore Parkway

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304988 and 312777.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Spanish Colonial Revival. They were built between 1862 and 1934.

  1. F.W.I.L. Lundy Brothers Restaurant Building Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 public space

Schools and child care

  1. Aspiring Minds DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  2. Nata's Kids Preschool
    1,090 feet
  3. Steps to Success III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sheepshead Bay Piers Park
    800 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Houses of worship

  1. United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Emmanuel Epsicopal Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket
    730 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 21st Street or Shore Parkway.

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