Ebony Court & Bijou Avenue
Ebony Court and Bijou 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. Dr John's Playground is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Bijou Av, is 760 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 one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, 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/Bijou Av, 760 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Bijou Av B31, BM4760 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.9 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 September 2012.
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
- 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 1925 and 1945.
Trees
One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, an American elm.
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 September 2016 and October 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bijou Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Ebony Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
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 School910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park800 feet
- Dr John's Playground880 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dictum Court & Bijou Avenue 140 feet
- Celeste Court & Bijou Avenue 270 feet
- Bevy Court & Bijou Avenue 410 feet
- Ebony Court & Allen Avenue 460 feet
- Ebony Court & Channel Avenue 470 feet
- Aster Court & Bijou Avenue 540 feet
- Plumb 1st Street & Fane Court 590 feet
- Dictum Court & Channel Avenue 590 feet
See every intersection along Bijou Avenue or Ebony Court.