Surf Avenue & Highland Avenue at Poplar Avenue
Surf Avenue, Highland Avenue and Poplar Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coney Island Creek Park is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, W 37 St/Canal Av, is 0.4 miles away for the B36 and B74. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, 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/Canal Av, 0.4 miles away, for the B36 and B74.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- W 37 St/Canal Av B36, B740.4 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, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Neptune Avenue Gas station1.3 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 October 2023.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coney Island Creek Park Nature area910 feet
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Manhattan Avenue & Highland Avenue 150 feet
- Ocean View Avenue & Highland Avenue 150 feet
- Highland Avenue & Maple Avenue 250 feet
- Manhattan Avenue & Maple Avenue 270 feet
- Surf Avenue & Beach 51st Street 460 feet
- Highland Avenue & Cypress Avenue 510 feet
- Manhattan Avenue & Cypress Avenue 590 feet
- Ocean View Avenue & Beach 51st Street 620 feet
See every intersection along Highland Avenue, Poplar Avenue or Surf Avenue.