West 36th Street & Canal Avenue
West 36th Street and Canal Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Coney Island Creek Park is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, W 37 St/Canal Av, is 400 feet away for the B36 and B74, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1975, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is W 37 St/Canal Av, 400 feet away, for the B36 and B74.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- W 37 St/Canal Av B36, B74400 feetB36 B74
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
- B74 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Bay 52nd Street & Belt Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Neptune Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.3 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 August 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
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,600 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 1965 and 1975.
Since 2014 at least 206 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Canal Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of West 36th Street
- Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of West 36th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- Five Stars Child Care 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K650 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coney Island Creek Park Nature area800 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 37th Street & Canal Avenue 300 feet
- Bay View Avenue & West 36th Street 710 feet
- West 37th Street & Polar Street 810 feet
- Bay View Avenue & West 35th Street 1,010 feet
- Neptune Avenue & West 37th Street 1,040 feet
- Bay View Avenue & West 37th Street 1,060 feet
- West 33rd Street & Bay View Avenue 0.3 miles
- Neptune Avenue & West 36th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Canal Avenue or West 36th Street.