West 21st Street & Boardwalk West
West 21st Street and Boardwalk West meet at a three-way junction in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. The corner stands inside Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Child's Restaurant Building stands 140 feet away, and Parachute Jump stands 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Surf Av/W 21 St, is 890 feet away for the B36 and X38, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Surf Av/W 21 St, 890 feet away, for the B36 and X38.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Surf Av/W 21 St B36, X38890 feetB36 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
- X38 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Boardwalk West.
- 19 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Neptune Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo 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 May 2014.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 2019.
Since 2014 at least 135 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the honeylocust.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1923 and 2001.
- Child's Restaurant Building Designated landmark140 feet
- Parachute Jump Designated landmark820 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 amusement park or ride
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 public space
- 1 religious building
This corner stands inside Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk.
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Parksurrounds this corner
- Steeplechase Park770 feet
- Poseidon Playground1,250 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Seaside Park & Community Arts Center Public space390 feet
Health care
- Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice880 feet
Theaters, arts and venues
- B&B Carousel Amusement park or ride · listed historic place1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 23rd Street & Boardwalk West 600 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 21st Street 770 feet
- West 24th Street & Boardwalk West 930 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 20th Street 1,080 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 22nd Street 1,080 feet
- West 25th Street & Boardwalk West 1,190 feet
- West 16th Street & Boardwalk West 1,230 feet
- Surf Avenue & West 23rd Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Boardwalk West or West 21st Street.