Gerritsen Avenue & Batchelder Street
Gerritsen Avenue and Batchelder Street meet at a three-way junction in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marine Park is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Batchelder St, is 100 feet away for the B31 and BM4, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Batchelder St, 100 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Batchelder St B31, BM4100 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Gerritsen Avenue.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 3095 Avenue U Gas station0.4 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.9 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two 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 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Good Shepherd Catholic Academy School800 feet
- J.H.S. 278 Marine Park School930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park710 feet
- PS 278 Playground820 feet
Houses of worship
- Good Shepherd Church House of worship470 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gerritsen Avenue & Fillmore Avenue 210 feet
- Avenue S & Batchelder Street 300 feet
- Avenue S & Gerritsen Avenue 350 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Ford Street 470 feet
- Fillmore Avenue & Stuart Street 490 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Brown Street 490 feet
- Avenue S & Brown Street 560 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R 660 feet
See every intersection along Batchelder Street or Gerritsen Avenue.