Aster Court & Bijou Avenue
Aster Court and Bijou Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. Dr John's Playground is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Bijou Av, is 220 feet away for the B31 and BM4. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Bijou Av, 220 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Bijou Av B31, BM4220 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.9 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Aster Court
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Bijou Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 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 School370 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park260 feet
- Dr John's Playground340 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
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 of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bevy Court & Bijou Avenue 130 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Bijou Avenue 170 feet
- Celeste Court & Bijou Avenue 270 feet
- Dictum Court & Bijou Avenue 400 feet
- Aster Court & Allen Avenue 460 feet
- Aster Court & Channel Avenue 460 feet
- Ebony Court & Bijou Avenue 540 feet
- Avenue X & Gerritsen Avenue 550 feet
See every intersection along Aster Court or Bijou Avenue.