Elton Street & Egan Street
Elton Street and Egan Street meet at a four-way crossing in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Academy for Young Writers is 490 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Elton St, is 670 feet away for the B84, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/Elton St, 670 feet away, for the B84.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Elton St B84670 feetB84
Next buses at this stop
- B84 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers500 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Spring Creek-Starrett City
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2011 and 2016.
Since 2014 at least 686 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Elton Street
- Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Elton Street
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Urban Strategies Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K40 feet
- Little Hearts and Stars Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2460 feet
- Academy for Young Writers School490 feet
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- Spring Creek Community School490 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store830 feet
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center1,160 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Elton Street & Locke Street 250 feet
- Elton Street & Vandalia Avenue 270 feet
- Linwood Street & Egan Street 270 feet
- Essex Street & Egan Street 530 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Elton Street 560 feet
- Elton Street & Schroeders Avenue 580 feet
- Essex Street & Vandalia Avenue 790 feet
- Ashford Street & Vandalia Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Egan Street or Elton Street.