Surf Avenue & West 19th Street
Surf Avenue and West 19th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Martin ‘Marty’ J. Bromberger Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Steeplechase Park is 60 feet away, and Liberation Diploma Plus is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, Coney Island-Stillwell Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the D, F, N and Q. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Coney Island-Stillwell Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 4 lines at the nearest station
- Coney Island-Stillwell Av D, F, N, Q0.3 milesD F N Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
4 lines- D …
- F …
- N …
- Q …
Also within a walk
- W 8 St-NY Aquarium F, Q0.5 milesF 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/W 19 St, 120 feet away, for the B36.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Surf Av/W 19 St B36120 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
Cycling
- 43 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.
- 2001 Neptune Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2020
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2022
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
- 8 feet above sea level
This corner carries two co-namings: Martin ‘Marty’ J. Bromberger Way (Local Law 26 of 2020, enacted on January 19, 2020) and Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance Way (Local Law 13 of 2006, enacted on May 23, 2006).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,700 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 2018 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 1,312 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Surf Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of West 19th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of West 19th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in MCU Park.
- Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument Statue by William Behrends, 2005130 feet
- Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance Memorial wall, 2002690 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 career or business center
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Liberation Diploma Plus School800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Steeplechase Park60 feet
- Santos Community Garden1,160 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Coney Island Library620 feet
Community centers and public services
- Sandy Recovery Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center500 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket80 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Surf Avenue & West 17th Street 300 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 20th Street 300 feet
- Mermaid Avenue & West 19th Street 500 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 16th Street 600 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 21st Street 610 feet
- Mermaid Avenue & West 17th Street 780 feet
- Mermaid Avenue & West 20th Street 800 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 15th Street 890 feet
See every intersection along Surf Avenue or West 19th Street.