Aster Court & Allen Avenue
Aster Court and Allen Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marine Park is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, is 320 feet away for the B31 and BM4, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, 320 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Avenue X B31, BM4 · Shelter320 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Allen Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Allen Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Aster Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 277 Gerritsen Beach School830 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park330 feet
- Dr John's Playground450 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bevy Court & Allen Avenue 130 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Allen Avenue 170 feet
- Avenue X & Gerritsen Avenue 240 feet
- Avenue W & Gerritsen Avenue 250 feet
- Celeste Court & Allen Avenue 270 feet
- Dictum Court & Allen Avenue 390 feet
- Aster Court & Bijou Avenue 460 feet
- Avenue X & Stuart Street 530 feet
See every intersection along Allen Avenue or Aster Court.