Surf Avenue & Schweikerts Walk

Surf Avenue and Schweikerts Walk meet at a three-way junction in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Shore Theater, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 160 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 13 public places, four of them amusement parks or rides, and 46 places to eat.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Coney Island-Stillwell Av
260 feet · 1 min on foot · D, F, N, Q
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Surf Av/Stillwell Av · B36, B102
Within a walk
13 places
4 amusement parks or rides, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Surf Avenue & Schweikerts Walk Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Coney Island-Stillwell Av, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Coney Island-Stillwell Av D, F, N, Q
    260 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
    0.3 miles
    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, 150 feet away, for the B36 and B102.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Surf Av/Stillwell Av B36, B102
    150 feet
    B36 B102

Next buses at this stop

  1. B36 …
  2. B102 …

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
    0.4 miles
  2. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No 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 June 2020.

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
5 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,100 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.

Since 2014 at least 515 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eighteen 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
    160 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 amusement parks or rides
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 museum

Schools and child care

  1. Coney Island Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    740 feet
  2. Catholic Charities Neighborhood Service Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Steeplechase Park
    480 feet
  2. Luna Playground
    780 feet
  3. Neptune Playground
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Coney Island Museum Landmark
    530 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Coney Island Luna Park Amusement park or ride
    880 feet
  2. Thunderbolt Amusement park or ride
    1,000 feet
  3. Denos Wonder Wheel Amusement Park Amusement park or ride
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Cyclone Roller Coaster Amusement park or ride · listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    670 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 12 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Schweikerts Walk or Surf Avenue.

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