Beacon Court & Cyrus Avenue
Beacon Court and Cyrus Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Seba Playground is 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Cyrus Av, is 300 feet away for the B31 and BM4. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Cyrus Av, 300 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Cyrus Av B31, BM4300 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station1 mile
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2012.
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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1920 and 1955.
Trees
Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the cherry and the hophornbeam.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beacon Court
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Beacon Court
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Little Montessori Minds Preschool, ages 2 to 5730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park320 feet
- Seba Playground860 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Gerritsen Beach Library750 feet
Houses of worship
- St James Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship880 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 21 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Canton Court & Cyrus Avenue 110 feet
- Abbey Court & Cyrus Avenue 110 feet
- Dare Court & Cyrus Avenue 220 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Cyrus Avenue 260 feet
- Eaton Court & Cyrus Avenue 330 feet
- Beacon Court & Bartlett Place 440 feet
- Frank Court & Cyrus Avenue 440 feet
- Abbey Court & Bartlett Place 540 feet
See every intersection along Beacon Court or Cyrus Avenue.