Voorhies Avenue & Sheepshead Bay Road

Voorhies Avenue and Sheepshead Bay Road meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sixteen Lindens Triangle is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Sheepshead Bay, is about three minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 46 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
17 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sheepshead Bay
700 feet · 3 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Sheepshead Bay Rd/Voorhies Av · B4, B49
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Voorhies Avenue & Sheepshead Bay Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sheepshead Bay, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sheepshead Bay B, Q
    700 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. 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 Sheepshead Bay Rd/Voorhies Av, 210 feet away, for the B4 and B49.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sheepshead Bay Rd/Voorhies Av B4, B49
    210 feet
    B4 B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …
  2. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 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, 1,090 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    580 feet
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2022

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
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green Vase' zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 71 signs on these blocks
  • 24 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Voorhies Avenue (south side).

East side of Sheepshead Bay Road

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Sheepshead Bay Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305399, 308848, 311661 and 317338.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Steps to Success III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    290 feet
  2. Edp School of Computer Programming Trade or language school
    360 feet
  3. Nata's Kids Preschool
    370 feet
Show all 7
  1. NY Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    630 feet
  2. St Mark Catholic Academy School
    1,060 feet
  3. Bright Start PT & Pta Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  4. Butterfly Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sixteen Lindens Triangle
    940 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1809 Emmons Avenue Public space
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay House of worship
    950 feet
  2. St Marks RC Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Post Office
    840 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    600 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Sheepshead Bay Road or Voorhies Avenue.

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