Celeste Court & Allen Avenue
Celeste Court and Allen Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 277 Gerritsen Beach is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, is 590 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 two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, 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/Avenue X, 590 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Avenue X B31, BM4 · Shelter590 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Allen Avenue.
- 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.8 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 January 2020.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1950.
Trees
Thirteen 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 listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 277 Gerritsen Beach School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park600 feet
- Dr John's Playground720 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dictum Court & Allen Avenue 120 feet
- Bevy Court & Allen Avenue 130 feet
- Aster Court & Allen Avenue 270 feet
- Ebony Court & Allen Avenue 270 feet
- Plumb 1st Street & Fane Court 410 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Allen Avenue 440 feet
- Celeste Court & Bijou Avenue 460 feet
- Avenue W & Plumb 2nd Street 490 feet
See every intersection along Allen Avenue or Celeste Court.