Church Avenue & Veronica Place

Church Avenue and Veronica Place meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Holy Cross RC Church is 130 feet away, and Lott Park is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
910 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Church Av/Rogers Av · B35
Within a walk
23 places
16 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Church Avenue & Veronica Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av 2, 5
    910 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transitions” (2001) by Louis Delsarte at the Church Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church Av/Rogers Av, 30 feet away, for the B35.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church Av/Rogers Av B35
    30 feet
    B35

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lott St & Erasmus St 19 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    940 feet
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 304 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Church Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Veronica Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Veronica Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Lil Rockerz Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    270 feet
  2. Rogers' Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  3. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman School
    1,010 feet
Show all 5
  1. Success Academy Charter School Ditmas Park Middle School
    1,010 feet
  2. P.S. 399 Stanley Eugene Clark School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lott Park
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross RC Church House of worship
    130 feet
  2. Goshen Temple 7 Day Adventists Church House of worship
    620 feet
  3. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. Faith Assemblies of God Church House of worship
    930 feet
  2. The Universal Church House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush Post Office Listed historic place
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    220 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,050 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Church Avenue or Veronica Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.