Stanley Avenue & Shepherd Avenue
Stanley Avenue and Shepherd Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/Shepherd Av, is 750 feet away for the B20, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. Within 820 feet are 24 homes, mostly built in 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/Shepherd Av, 750 feet away, for the B20.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/Shepherd Av B20750 feetB20
Next buses at this stop
- B20 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-New Lots
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 24 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and June 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Shepherd Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
West side of Shepherd Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM
North side of Stanley Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Stanley Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Farm Country Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Stanley Avenue & Berriman Street 260 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Essex Street 260 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Linwood Street 520 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Atkins Avenue 520 feet
- Shepherd Avenue & Wortman Avenue 620 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Montauk Avenue 780 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Elton Street 780 feet
- Essex Street & Wortman Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along Shepherd Avenue or Stanley Avenue.