Gerritsen Avenue & Lois Avenue
Gerritsen Avenue and Lois 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. Marine Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Lois Av, is 70 feet away for the B31 and BM4. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Gerritsen Avenue. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Lois Av, 70 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Lois Av B31, BM470 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, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station1.2 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.6 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2021.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, November 2016
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
- 6 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 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the shingle oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Little Montessori Minds Preschool, ages 2 to 5640 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park60 feet
- Seba Playground630 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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:
- Abbey Court & Lois Avenue 150 feet
- Beacon Court & Lois Avenue 260 feet
- Canton Court & Lois Avenue 370 feet
- Dare Court & Lois Avenue 480 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Seba Avenue 530 feet
- Eaton Court & Lois Avenue 590 feet
- Abbey Court & Seba Avenue 680 feet
- Frank Court & Lois Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along Gerritsen Avenue or Lois Avenue.