East 7th Street & Gerald Court
East 7th Street and Gerald Court meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 209 Margaret Mead is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue Z/E 7 St, is 560 feet away for the B36, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/E 7 St, 560 feet away, for the B36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/E 7 St B36560 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2624 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger970 feet
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 7th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Gerald Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Gerald Court
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Five Stars Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K150 feet
- Bet Yaakov Ohr Sarah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5570 feet
- Shirat Rachel Preschool, ages 2 to 5570 feet
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- Yeshivat Lev Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5610 feet
- Mommy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5660 feet
- P.S. 209 Margaret Mead School820 feet
- Wonder Land P.a Preschool · Pre-K860 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Sheepshead Bay House of worship150 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,110 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 7th Street & Kathleen Place 250 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue Y 270 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue Z 520 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Gerald Court 520 feet
- Avenue Y & Hubbard Street 520 feet
- East 7th Street & Dunne Court 530 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Kathleen Place 750 feet
- Avenue Z & Hubbard Street 770 feet
See every intersection along East 7th Street or Gerald Court.