West 37th Street & Canal Avenue
West 37th Street and Canal Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coney Island Creek Park is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, W 37 St/Canal Av, is 120 feet away for the B36 and B74, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is W 37 St/Canal Av, 120 feet away, for the B36 and B74.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- W 37 St/Canal Av B36, B74120 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1975.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Canal Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Canal Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of West 37th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- Five Stars Child Care 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K350 feet
- Dezzenterprise Pre-K1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coney Island Creek Park Nature area800 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 36th Street & Canal Avenue 300 feet
- West 37th Street & Polar Street 520 feet
- Neptune Avenue & West 37th Street 740 feet
- Bay View Avenue & West 37th Street 760 feet
- Bay View Avenue & West 36th Street 1,010 feet
- Neptune Avenue & West 36th Street 1,040 feet
- Bay View Avenue & West 35th Street 1,310 feet
- Neptune Avenue & West 35th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Canal Avenue or West 37th Street.