Surf Avenue & Henderson Walk

Surf Avenue and Henderson Walk meet at a three-way junction in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shore Theater, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 340 feet away, and Asser Levy Park is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Coney Island-Stillwell Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D, F, N and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them amusement parks or rides, and 41 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Coney Island-Stillwell Av
170 feet · 1 min on foot · D, F, N, Q
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Surf Av/Stillwell Av · B36
Within a walk
16 places
4 amusement parks or rides, 3 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Surf Avenue & Henderson Walk Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Coney Island-Stillwell Av, 170 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Coney Island-Stillwell Av D, F, N, Q
    170 feet
    D F N Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. D …
  2. F …
  3. N …
  4. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. W 8 St-NY Aquarium F, Q
    1,160 feet
    F Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “My Coney Island Baby” (2004) by Robert Wilson at the Coney Island-Stillwell Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Surf Av/Stillwell Av, 100 feet away, for the B36.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Surf Av/Stillwell Av B36
    100 feet
    B36

Next buses at this stop

  1. B36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Surf Avenue.

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1622 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11224
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
47
Police precinct
60
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Coney Island-Sea Gate
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2016 and 2022.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redcedar.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Spanish Revival and neo-Renaissance Revival, one each, and built between 1917 and 1925.

  1. Shore Theater Designated landmark
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 amusement parks or rides
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 museum
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Coney Island Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  2. P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Luna Playground
    480 feet
  2. Steeplechase Park
    780 feet
  3. Neptune Playground
    1,010 feet
Show all 7
  1. Asser Levy Park
    1,060 feet
  2. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    1,060 feet
  3. Beach at W 12th Street Playground
    1,200 feet
  4. New York Aquarium Zoo or aquarium
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Coney Island Museum Landmark
    240 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Coney Island Luna Park Amusement park or ride
    570 feet
  2. Denos Wonder Wheel Amusement Park Amusement park or ride · landmark
    740 feet
  3. The Cyclone Roller Coaster Amusement park or ride · listed historic place
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Thunderbolt Amusement park or ride
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2880 West 12th Street Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Henderson Walk or Surf Avenue.

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