Florence Avenue & Ira Court
Florence Avenue and Ira Court 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. St James Evangelical Lutheran Church is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Gotham Av, is 1,310 feet away for the B31 and BM4. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, 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/Gotham Av, 1,310 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Gotham Av B31, BM41,310 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.4 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 2026.
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
- 7 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 1930.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Ira Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Houses of worship
- St James Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship1,160 feet
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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Florence Avenue & Joval Court 130 feet
- Florence Avenue & Hazel Court 130 feet
- Florence Avenue & Knight Court 270 feet
- Florence Avenue & Garland Court 270 feet
- Florence Avenue & Fane Court 400 feet
- Everett Avenue & Ira Court 460 feet
- Ebony Court & Florence Avenue 540 feet
- Gotham Avenue & Fane Court South 550 feet
See every intersection along Florence Avenue or Ira Court.