Gerritsen Avenue & Bijou Avenue
Gerritsen Avenue and Bijou Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, at the edge of Marine Park-Plumb Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Marine Park is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Bijou Av, is 80 feet away for the B31 and BM4. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Gerritsen Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Bijou Av, 80 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Bijou Av B31, BM480 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Gerritsen Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.8 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 October 2018.
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; the corner is on the edge of the Marine Park-Plumb Island area
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and June 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bijou Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 School200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park90 feet
- Dr John's Playground170 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Aster Court & Bijou Avenue 170 feet
- Bevy Court & Bijou Avenue 310 feet
- Avenue X & Gerritsen Avenue 380 feet
- Celeste Court & Bijou Avenue 440 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Allen Avenue 460 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Channel Avenue 460 feet
- Avenue W & Gerritsen Avenue 540 feet
- Dictum Court & Bijou Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along Bijou Avenue or Gerritsen Avenue.