Avenue W & Gerritsen Avenue
Avenue W and Gerritsen Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nysarc-Brooklyn Blue Feather is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, is 240 feet away for the B31 and BM4, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them schools, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, 240 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Avenue X B31, BM4 · Shelter240 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue W and Gerritsen 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 chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes 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 November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 277 Gerritsen Beach School740 feet
- Nysarc-Brooklyn Blue Feather School1,260 feet
- P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park240 feet
- Dr John's Playground360 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gerritsen Avenue & Allen Avenue 80 feet
- Avenue X & Gerritsen Avenue 160 feet
- Aster Court & Allen Avenue 250 feet
- Bevy Court & Allen Avenue 390 feet
- Avenue W & Plumb 2nd Street 440 feet
- Avenue X & Stuart Street 440 feet
- Celeste Court & Allen Avenue 520 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Bijou Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or Gerritsen Avenue.