Surf Avenue & Jones Walk

Surf Avenue and Jones Walk meet at a four-way crossing 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. Coney Island Luna Park is 90 feet away, and Beach at W 12th Street is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, W 8 St-NY Aquarium, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, three of them amusement parks or rides, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
W 8 St-NY Aquarium
640 feet · 2 min on foot · F, Q
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Surf Av/W 10 St · B36
Within a walk
16 places
3 amusement parks or rides, 3 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Surf Avenue & Jones Walk Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is W 8 St-NY Aquarium, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 8 St-NY Aquarium F, Q
    640 feet
    F Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. Q …
Coney Island
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Coney Island-Stillwell Av D, F, N, Q
    690 feet
    D F N Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Wavewall” (2005) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with Daniel Frankfurt) at the W 8 St-NY Aquarium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Surf Av/W 10 St, 100 feet away, for the B36.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Surf Av/W 10 St 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.

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1622 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11224
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
47 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
60
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Coney Island-Sea Gate
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are eight homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Spanish Revival, and built in 1917.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 amusement parks or rides
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School
    1,230 feet
  2. Coney Island Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Luna Playground
    160 feet
  2. Asser Levy Park
    540 feet
  3. New York Aquarium Zoo or aquarium
    800 feet
Show all 7
  1. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    970 feet
  2. Beach at W 12th Street Playground
    1,160 feet
  3. Neptune Playground
    1,230 feet
  4. Steeplechase Park
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Coney Island Museum Landmark
    300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Coney Island Luna Park Amusement park or ride
    90 feet
  2. The Cyclone Roller Coaster Amusement park or ride · landmark · listed historic place
    390 feet
  3. Denos Wonder Wheel Amusement Park Amusement park or ride · landmark
    540 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2880 West 12th Street Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. 60th Precinct Police station
    1,050 feet
  2. Battalion 43/Engine 245/Ladder 161 Fire station
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and five 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jones 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.