Gerritsen Avenue & Channel Avenue
Gerritsen Avenue and Channel Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marine Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Channel Av, is 50 feet away for the B31, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five 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/Channel Av, 50 feet away, for the B31.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Channel Av B31 · Shelter50 feetB31
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 61 and 63 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the thornless honeylocust.
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 2016 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Channel Avenue
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
West side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 School420 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park50 feet
- Dr John's Playground630 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Aster Court & Channel Avenue 170 feet
- Bevy Court & Channel Avenue 310 feet
- Celeste Court & Channel Avenue 440 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Devon Avenue 460 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Bijou Avenue 460 feet
- Dictum Court & Channel Avenue 570 feet
- Aster Court & Devon Avenue 630 feet
- Aster Court & Bijou Avenue 630 feet
See every intersection along Channel Avenue or Gerritsen Avenue.