Dictum Court & Allen Avenue
Dictum Court and Allen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 556 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, is 720 feet away for the B31 and BM4, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, 720 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Avenue X B31, BM4 · Shelter720 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, 0.9 miles 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 one crash 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 2022.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 556 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,123rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 262 more were issued.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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 1955.
Trees
Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Allen Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Dictum Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg School1,220 feet
- P.S. 277 Gerritsen Beach School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park720 feet
- Dr John's Playground840 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Celeste Court & Allen Avenue 120 feet
- Ebony Court & Allen Avenue 140 feet
- Bevy Court & Allen Avenue 260 feet
- Plumb 1st Street & Fane Court 280 feet
- Avenue W & Plumb 2nd Street 360 feet
- Aster Court & Allen Avenue 390 feet
- Garland Court & Allen Avenue 420 feet
- Dictum Court & Bijou Avenue 470 feet
See every intersection along Allen Avenue, Dictum Court or Plumb 2nd Street.