Avenue X & Gerritsen Avenue
Avenue X and Gerritsen Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, at the edge of Marine Park-Plumb Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dr John's Playground is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, is 80 feet away for the B31 and BM4, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Gerritsen Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, 80 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Avenue X B31, BM4 · Shelter80 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.8 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, November 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 61 and 63 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach; the corner is on the edge of the Marine Park-Plumb Island area
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue X
- Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
- No stopping 16 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 277 Gerritsen Beach School590 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park80 feet
- Dr John's Playground200 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gerritsen Avenue & Allen Avenue 80 feet
- Avenue W & Gerritsen Avenue 160 feet
- Aster Court & Allen Avenue 240 feet
- Avenue X & Stuart Street 280 feet
- Bevy Court & Allen Avenue 380 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Bijou Avenue 380 feet
- Celeste Court & Allen Avenue 510 feet
- Avenue X & Burnett Street 530 feet
See every intersection along Avenue X or Gerritsen Avenue.