Knapp Street

Knapp Street (pronounced nap, where the "K" is silent) is a major street in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. It runs north to south, with its northern terminus at Gerritsen Avenue in Marine Park, and its southern terminus at Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay. Knapp Street has an interchange with the Belt Parkway at Exit 9. It has a central median from Voorhies Avenue to its southern terminus at Emmons Avenue. Knapp Street carries four lanes of traffic its entire length.
A sewage treatment plant is located on the western side of Knapp Street. Some of the water from the Paerdegat Basin is drained into the plant. In 1994, a chemical spill occurred at the plant, injuring six people. The chemicals included of ferric chloride and of sodium chloride. Fumes from the chemical spill were carried out to Knapp Street.
The Golden Gate Inn was a hotel at the junction of Knapp Street and the Belt Parkway, which opened in 1964 and closed in 2010. The hotel was a popular destination in the 1960s and 1970s. It was a convenient location for the riders of party boats that used to dock at the bay near Emmons Avenue and those coming from Kennedy Airport.
Popular culture
Knapp Street is briefly mentioned in the book, Bone Thief, which takes place in Sheepshead Bay.

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