Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn

Gerritsen Beach is a remote, very residential neighborhood in the far southeast of Brooklyn on a peninsula right on Shell Bank Creek. With no train access and a large park next door, Gerritsen Beach is a pleasant little community reminiscent of Long Island. Homes vary in size and are primarily owner-occupied. What it lacks in subway stops, it makes up for in boat docks, as the nabe abuts right up to the channel.