Elton Street & Schroeders Avenue
Elton Street and Schroeders Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Academy for Young Writers is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Elton St, is 1,250 feet away for the B84, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five 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, 1,250 feet away, for the B84.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Elton St B841,250 feetB84
Next buses at this stop
- B84 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1,070 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11239
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Spring Creek-Starrett City
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 800 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 2017.
Since 2014 at least 425 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Elton Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Elton Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Little Hearts and Stars Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2110 feet
- Urban Strategies Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K620 feet
- Academy for Young Writers School1,070 feet
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- Spring Creek Community School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Berriman Playground1,090 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center580 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three 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 nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Elton Street & Vandalia Avenue 310 feet
- Essex Street & Schroeders Avenue 530 feet
- Ashford Street & Schroeders Avenue 550 feet
- Elton Street & Egan Street 580 feet
- Elton Street & Locke Street 830 feet
- Essex Street & Vandalia Avenue 840 feet
- Linwood Street & Egan Street 850 feet
- Schroeders Avenue & Walker Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Elton Street or Schroeders Avenue.