Knapp Street & Allen Avenue
Knapp Street and Allen 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. In 2025, 6,734 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, is 0.3 miles away for the B31 and BM4, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gerritsen Av/Avenue X, 0.3 miles away, for the B31 and BM4.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gerritsen Av/Avenue X B31, BM4 · Shelter0.3 milesB31 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B31 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Allen Avenue and Knapp Street.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2402 Knapp Street Gas station300 feet
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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 April 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 6,734 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 117th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 3,220 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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Knapp Street (west side).
North side of Allen Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Knapp Street
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING 9PM-5AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 15 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 322026.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg School1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue X & Knapp Street 90 feet
- Garland Court & Allen Avenue 220 feet
- Plumb 1st Street & Fane Court 350 feet
- Avenue X & Brigham Street 360 feet
- Ebony Court & Allen Avenue 490 feet
- Avenue X & Bragg Street 630 feet
- Dictum Court & Allen Avenue 640 feet
- Avenue W & Knapp Street 690 feet
See every intersection along Allen Avenue or Knapp Street.