Avenue T & Gerritsen Avenue
Avenue T and Gerritsen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marine Park is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Avenue T, is 40 feet away for the B31, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Avenue T, 40 feet away, for the B31.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Avenue T B3140 feetB31
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Gerritsen Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 3095 Avenue U Gas station960 feet
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue T
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- A2z Happyland Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
- Bambi Day Care II School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
- Big Dreams Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park320 feet
Health care
- Caring Hospice Services of New York Nursing home or hospice860 feet
Houses of worship
- Good Shepherd Church House of worship1,230 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 321 Fire station690 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,100 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,060 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Gerritsen Avenue & Bragg Street 120 feet
- Avenue T & Coyle Street 220 feet
- Avenue T & Stuart Street 280 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Coyle Street 390 feet
- Avenue T & Ford Street 490 feet
- Avenue T & Batchelder Street 740 feet
- Avenue U & Gerritsen Avenue 770 feet
- Avenue U & Bragg Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Avenue T or Gerritsen Avenue.