Avenue W & Knapp Street
Avenue W and Knapp Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marine Park is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av, is 960 feet away for the B31 and BM4, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av, 960 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av B31, BM4960 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue W.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station990 feet
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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 four travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Knapp Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 322026.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg School320 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Knapp Street & Whitney Avenue 140 feet
- Avenue W & Brigham Street 280 feet
- Avenue W & Plumb 1st Street 280 feet
- Plumb 1st Street & Whitney Avenue 470 feet
- Avenue W & Plumb 2nd Street 540 feet
- Avenue W & Bragg Street 550 feet
- Knapp Street & Allen Avenue 690 feet
- Whitney Avenue & Plumb 2nd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or Knapp Street.