Avenue W & Plumb 2nd Street
Avenue W and Plumb 2nd Street 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. Marine Park is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av, is 660 feet away for the B31 and BM4, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av, 660 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av B31, BM4660 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.7 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2021.
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 two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg School860 feet
- P.S. 277 Gerritsen Beach School1,180 feet
- Nysarc-Brooklyn Blue Feather School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park680 feet
- Dr John's Playground790 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 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 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue W & Plumb 1st Street 260 feet
- Dictum Court & Allen Avenue 360 feet
- Avenue W & Gerritsen Avenue 440 feet
- Whitney Avenue & Plumb 2nd Street 480 feet
- Celeste Court & Allen Avenue 490 feet
- Ebony Court & Allen Avenue 510 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Allen Avenue 520 feet
- Avenue W & Knapp Street 540 feet
See every intersection along Avenue W or Plumb 2nd Street.