Voorhies Avenue & Dooley Street
Voorhies Avenue and Dooley Street meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Emmanuel Epsicopal Church is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about nine minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1938 and 1975, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Sheepshead Bay B, Q0.4 milesB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Postcards from Sheepshead Bay” (1998) by Deborah Goletz at the Sheepshead Bay station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Voorhies Av, 790 feet away, for the B4.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Voorhies Av B4790 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1938 and 1975.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Voorhies Avenue (north side).
West side of Dooley Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 312205.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Aspiring Minds DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5110 feet
- Steps to Success III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jerzee Triangle960 feet
Houses of worship
- Emmanuel Epsicopal Church House of worship470 feet
- United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay House of worship590 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket1,210 feet
- Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 23rd Street & Voorhies Avenue 140 feet
- East 22nd Street & Voorhies Avenue 150 feet
- East 24th Street & Voorhies Avenue 370 feet
- East 21st Street & Voorhies Avenue 410 feet
- East 22nd Street & Kenmore Court 480 feet
- Shore Parkway & Dooley Street 570 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Voorhies Avenue 640 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 22nd Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Dooley Street or Voorhies Avenue.