Shore Parkway & Ford Street
Shore Parkway and Ford Street 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. Brooklyn Amity School is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Shore Pkwy/Batchelder St, is 260 feet away for the BM3, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Shore Pkwy/Batchelder St, 260 feet away, for the BM3.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Shore Pkwy/Batchelder St BM3260 feetBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2701 Knapp Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- 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 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 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Bright Beginnings in Brooklyn Pre-K310 feet
- Brooklyn Amity School1,130 feet
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Voorhies Avenue & Ford Street 420 feet
- Shore Parkway & Brown Street 520 feet
- Batchelder Street & Voorhies Avenue 680 feet
- Coyle Street & Voorhies Avenue 690 feet
- Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway 840 feet
- Shore Parkway & Harkness Avenue 930 feet
- Brown Street & Voorhies Avenue 940 feet
- Voorhies Avenue & Bragg Street 960 feet
See every intersection along Ford Street or Shore Parkway.