Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R
Gerritsen Avenue and Avenue R meet at a three-way junction in Madison, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Good Shepherd Church is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue R/Gerritsen Av, is 50 feet away for the B2 and B31, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1953, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue R/Gerritsen Av, 50 feet away, for the B2 and B31.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue R/Gerritsen Av B2, B3150 feetB2 B31
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
- B31 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Gerritsen Avenue.
- 6 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 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2021
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)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 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 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 278 Marine Park School1,170 feet
- Good Shepherd Catholic Academy School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park950 feet
- PS 278 Playground1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- Good Shepherd Church House of worship1,070 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gerritsen Avenue & Brown Street 160 feet
- Avenue R & Haring Street 190 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R at Haring Street 330 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Fillmore Avenue 450 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue R 470 feet
- Avenue R & Stuart Street 610 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Batchelder Street 660 feet
- Fillmore Avenue & Stuart Street 730 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R or Gerritsen Avenue.