Avenue X & Knapp Street
Avenue X and Knapp Street meet at a three-way junction 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. P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue X/Batchelder St, is 0.3 miles away for the BM3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue X/Batchelder St, 0.3 miles away, for the BM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue X/Batchelder St BM30.3 milesBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Avenue X and Knapp Street.
- 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station210 feet
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- 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 700 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Summer Charm' Peking lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue X
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Knapp Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg School1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 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, 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 & Allen Avenue 90 feet
- Avenue X & Brigham Street 280 feet
- Garland Court & Allen Avenue 310 feet
- Plumb 1st Street & Fane Court 440 feet
- Avenue X & Bragg Street 540 feet
- Ebony Court & Allen Avenue 580 feet
- Dictum Court & Allen Avenue 720 feet
- Avenue W & Knapp Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue X or Knapp Street.