Dictum Court & Devon Avenue
Dictum Court and Devon 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 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Channel Av, is 890 feet away for the B31, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, 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/Channel Av, 890 feet away, for the B31.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Channel Av B31890 feetB31
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.1 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 March 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
- 8 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 1940.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Dictum Court
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park640 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ebony Court & Devon Avenue 130 feet
- Celeste Court & Devon Avenue 140 feet
- Fane Court & Devon Avenue 270 feet
- Bevy Court & Devon Avenue 270 feet
- Devon Avenue & Garland Court 400 feet
- Aster Court & Devon Avenue 410 feet
- Dictum Court & Everett Avenue 460 feet
- Dictum Court & Channel Avenue 460 feet
See every intersection along Devon Avenue or Dictum Court.