Surf Avenue & Highland Avenue at Beach 42nd Street
Surf Avenue, Highland Avenue and Beach 42nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Kneses Isreal Congregation is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, W 37 St/Neptune Av, is 0.3 miles away for the B36 and B74, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is W 37 St/Neptune Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B36 and B74.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- W 37 St/Neptune Av B36, B74 · Countdown sign0.3 milesB36 B74
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
- B74 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Neptune Avenue Gas station1.2 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2018.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Surf Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe-Seagat School760 feet
Houses of worship
- Kneses Isreal Congregation House of worship750 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
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 of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Surf Avenue & Highland Avenue 70 feet
- Highland Avenue & Nautilus Avenue 100 feet
- Surf Avenue & Nautilus Avenue 180 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Beach 42nd Street 260 feet
- Surf Avenue & Oceanic Avenue 290 feet
- Neptune Avenue & Highland Avenue 360 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Beach 43rd Street 500 feet
- Surf Avenue & Neptune Avenue 550 feet
See every intersection along Beach 42nd Street, Highland Avenue or Surf Avenue.