Gerritsen Avenue & Whitney Avenue
Gerritsen Avenue and Whitney Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. In 2025, 624 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Nysarc-Brooklyn Blue Feather is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av, is 80 feet away for the B31 and BM4, and three 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.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av, 80 feet away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Whitney Av B31, BM4 · Shelter80 feetB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with 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.
- 3094 Avenue U Gas station0.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.6 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 624 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,052nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 404 more were issued.
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
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three 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 1950 and 1957.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
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
- Nysarc-Brooklyn Blue Feather School630 feet
- P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg School940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park600 feet
- Dr John's Playground990 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,230 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
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, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Whitney Avenue & Plumb 2nd Street 120 feet
- Stuart Street & Whitney Avenue 280 feet
- Plumb 1st Street & Whitney Avenue 430 feet
- Burnett Street & Whitney Avenue 540 feet
- Avenue W & Plumb 2nd Street 600 feet
- Avenue W & Gerritsen Avenue 630 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Plumb 1st Street 650 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Allen Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along Gerritsen Avenue or Whitney Avenue.