Beacon Court & Lois Avenue
Beacon Court and Lois 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. Marine Park is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Lois Av, is 300 feet away for the B31 and BM4. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, 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/Lois Av, 300 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Lois Av B31, BM4300 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station1.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.6 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 July 2019.
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
- 5 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 1925.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Little Montessori Minds Preschool, ages 2 to 5900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park320 feet
- Seba Playground890 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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:
- Canton Court & Lois Avenue 110 feet
- Abbey Court & Lois Avenue 110 feet
- Dare Court & Lois Avenue 220 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Lois Avenue 260 feet
- Eaton Court & Lois Avenue 330 feet
- Frank Court & Lois Avenue 440 feet
- Beacon Court & Seba Avenue 530 feet
- Noel Avenue & Lois Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along Beacon Court or Lois Avenue.