West 36th Street & Boardwalk West

West 36th Street and Boardwalk West meet at a four-way crossing 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. Nautilus Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Surf Av/W 37 St, is 560 feet away for the B36, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them older adult centers. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Boardwalk West.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
1.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Surf Av/W 37 St · B36
Within a walk
7 places
2 older adult centers, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 36th Street & Boardwalk West Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Surf Av/W 37 St, 560 feet away, for the B36.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Surf Av/W 37 St B36
    560 feet
    B36

Next buses at this stop

  1. B36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Boardwalk West.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the shingle oak.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 public space
  • 1 religious building

This corner stands inside Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk.

Schools and child care

  1. La Puerta Abierta Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    surrounds this corner
  2. Nautilus Playground
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Ocean Drive Public space
    70 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3001 West 37th Street Older adult center
    490 feet
  2. Older adult center at 3601 Surf Avenue Older adult center
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boardwalk West or West 36th Street.

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