Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R at Haring Street
Gerritsen Avenue, Avenue R and Haring Street meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Edward DeSimone III Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Madison Jewish Center is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue R/Gerritsen Av, is 50 feet away for the B2, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue R/Gerritsen Av, 50 feet away, for the B2.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue R/Gerritsen Av B250 feetB2
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Gerritsen Avenue.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3095 Avenue U Gas station0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Edward DeSimone III Corner, a co-naming enacted on December 21, 2004 (Local Law 63 of 2004).
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Edward DeSimone III Corner.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue R
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
South side of Avenue R
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
East side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 319786 and 322718.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Madison Jewish Center House of worship1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue R & Stuart Street 280 feet
- Avenue R & Haring Street 280 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R 330 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Brown Street 490 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Gerritsen Avenue 520 feet
- Avenue R & Burnett Street 540 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue R 560 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Quentin Road 710 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R, Gerritsen Avenue or Haring Street.