Nostrand Avenue & Gerritsen Avenue
Nostrand Avenue and Gerritsen Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Aimee Triangle is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Quentin Rd, is 60 feet away for the B44, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Quentin Rd, 60 feet away, for the B44.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Quentin Rd B4460 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Gerritsen Avenue.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Gerritsen Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Nostrand Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Aimee Triangle1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Madison Jewish Center House of worship690 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Nostrand Avenue & Quentin Road 190 feet
- Quentin Road & Stuart Street 430 feet
- East 29th Street & Quentin Road 480 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Stuart Street 510 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R at Haring Street 520 feet
- Quentin Road & Burnett Street 690 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue R 720 feet
- East 28th Street & Quentin Road 740 feet
See every intersection along Gerritsen Avenue or Nostrand Avenue.