Gerritsen Avenue & Allen Avenue
Gerritsen Avenue and Allen Avenue meet at a three-way junction 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. P.S. 277 Gerritsen Beach is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, is 160 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 two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, 160 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Avenue X B31, BM4 · Shelter160 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Allen Avenue and Gerritsen Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1 mile 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2022.
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 three travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Gerritsen Avenue
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-10AM
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 School660 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park160 feet
- Dr John's Playground280 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue X & Gerritsen Avenue 80 feet
- Avenue W & Gerritsen Avenue 80 feet
- Aster Court & Allen Avenue 170 feet
- Bevy Court & Allen Avenue 310 feet
- Avenue X & Stuart Street 360 feet
- Celeste Court & Allen Avenue 440 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Bijou Avenue 460 feet
- Avenue W & Plumb 2nd Street 520 feet
See every intersection along Allen Avenue or Gerritsen Avenue.