Avenue W & Plumb 1st Street
Avenue W and Plumb 1st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dr John's Playground is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av, is 800 feet away for the B31 and BM4, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av, 800 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av B31, BM4800 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 station1,270 feet
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 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 25 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.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg School600 feet
- Nysarc-Brooklyn Blue Feather School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park940 feet
- Dr John's Playground1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue W & Plumb 2nd Street 260 feet
- Avenue W & Knapp Street 280 feet
- Plumb 1st Street & Whitney Avenue 310 feet
- Knapp Street & Whitney Avenue 420 feet
- Plumb 1st Street & Fane Court 530 feet
- Avenue W & Brigham Street 560 feet
- Whitney Avenue & Plumb 2nd Street 620 feet
- Dictum Court & Allen Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or Plumb 1st Street.