Shore Boulevard & Kensington Street
Shore Boulevard and Kensington Street meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 195 Manhattan Beach is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Oriental Blvd/Kensington St, is 1,090 feet away for the B1 and B49. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Oriental Blvd/Kensington St, 1,090 feet away, for the B1 and B49.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Oriental Blvd/Kensington St B1, B491,090 feetB1 B49
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- B49 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & East 14th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 3046 Neptune Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 4 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1935 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Village Green' zelkova and the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Kensington Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MAY 15-SEP 15 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-2PM
West side of Kensington Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MAY 15-SEP 15 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-2PM
South side of Shore Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MAY 15-SEP 15 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-2PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 195 Manhattan Beach School650 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Manhattan Beach Park1,040 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Boulevard & Langham Street 260 feet
- Shore Boulevard & Jaffray Street 270 feet
- Shore Boulevard & Mackenzie Street 520 feet
- Shore Boulevard & Irwin Street 550 feet
- Hampton Avenue & Irwin Street 820 feet
- Shore Boulevard & Hastings Street 830 feet
- Shore Boulevard & Norfolk Street 880 feet
- Oriental Boulevard & Kensington Street 990 feet
See every intersection along Kensington Street or Shore Boulevard.