Gerritsen Avenue & Florence Avenue
Gerritsen Avenue and Florence Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Gerritsen Beach Library is 400 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Gotham Av, is 70 feet away for the B31 and BM4. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four 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/Gotham Av, 70 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Gotham Av B31, BM470 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 0 people injured
- 1 person killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 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
- 9 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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Florence Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park70 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Gerritsen Beach Library400 feet
Houses of worship
- St James Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gerritsen Avenue & Gotham Avenue 150 feet
- Aster Court & Florence Avenue 170 feet
- Bevy Court & Florence Avenue 310 feet
- Celeste Court & Florence Avenue 440 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Everett Avenue 460 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Bartlett Place 470 feet
- Dictum Court & Florence Avenue 570 feet
- Abbey Court & Bartlett Place 610 feet
See every intersection along Florence Avenue or Gerritsen Avenue.