Belt Parkway & Erskine Street
Belt Parkway and Erskine Street meet at a four-way crossing in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shirley Chisholm State Park is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Erskine St/Gateway Dr, is 400 feet away for the B83, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 70 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 2018, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Erskine St/Gateway Dr, 400 feet away, for the B83.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Erskine St/Gateway Dr B83400 feetB83
Next buses at this stop
- B83 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Erskine Street.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 380 feet by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station1.5 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Spring Creek-Starrett City
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 70 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 2018.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Shirley Chisholm State Park210 feet
- Spring Creek Park220 feet
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center910 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The six nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Erskine Street & Belt Parkway 140 feet
- Erskine Street & Belt Parkway 220 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Gateway Drive 510 feet
- Erskine Street & Vital Avenue 1,150 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Field Drive 1,240 feet
- Erskine Street & Alafia Lane 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Belt Parkway or Erskine Street.