Surf Avenue & West 21st Street

Surf Avenue and West 21st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Coney Island I (Site 1B) development. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Santos Community Garden is 550 feet away, and Surf Playground is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Coney Island-Stillwell Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D, F, N and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Coney Island-Stillwell Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · D, F, N, Q
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Surf Av/W 21 St · B36, X38
Within a walk
14 places
3 religious buildings, 2 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Surf Avenue & West 21st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Coney Island-Stillwell Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Coney Island-Stillwell Av D, F, N, Q
    0.4 miles
    D F N Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. D …
  2. F …
  3. N …
  4. 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 21 St, 110 feet away, for the B36 and X38.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Surf Av/W 21 St B36, X38
    110 feet
    B36 X38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B36 …
  2. X38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 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. 2001 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 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
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Coney Island I (Site 1B) development.

Since 2014 at least 797 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Surf Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Surf Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME JUNE 15 - SEPT 15

East side of West 21st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of West 21st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Spanish Colonial Revival, and built in 1923.

  1. Child's Restaurant Building Designated landmark
    660 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in MCU Park.

  1. Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument Statue by William Behrends, 2005
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 community center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Pal Carey Gardens Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Santos Community Garden
    550 feet
  2. Steeplechase Park
    650 feet
  3. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    750 feet
Show all 5
  1. Poseidon Playground
    1,280 feet
  2. Surf Playground
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Seaside Park & Community Arts Center Public space
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Coney Island Library
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Carey Gardens Community Center
    840 feet
  2. Sandy Recovery Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,100 feet
  3. Older adult center at 3024 West 24th Street Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Surf Avenue or West 21st Street.

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