West Street & Shipways Avenue
West Street and Shipways Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Commandant's House, Quarters A stands 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Navy St/Sands St, is 0.4 miles away for the B62, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Navy St/Sands St, 0.4 miles away, for the B62.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Navy St/Sands St B620.4 milesB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Sands St Gate 19 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 88
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Two trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 33 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1828 and 1865.
- Commandant's House, Quarters A Designated landmark190 feet
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Wegmans Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Westway & Shipways Avenue 220 feet
- 2nd Street & Morris Avenue 800 feet
- 2nd Street & Dock Avenue 930 feet
- 2nd Street & Eastway 1,120 feet
- 3rd Street & Morris Avenue 1,150 feet
- 2nd Street & Chauncey Avenue 1,200 feet
- 3rd Street & Dock Avenue 1,240 feet
- 2nd Street & Front Avenue 1,290 feet
See every intersection along Shipways Avenue or West Street.