Elton Street & Vandalia Avenue
Elton Street and Vandalia Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Berriman Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Elton St, is 940 feet away for the B84, and seven 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, 940 feet away, for the B84.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Elton St B84940 feetB84
Next buses at this stop
- B84 …
Cycling
- 12 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 chargers840 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 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
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Spring Creek-Starrett City
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
Homes
About 1,200 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 706 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 64 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Elton Street
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Elton Street
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Vandalia Avenue
- No standing 26 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Vandalia Avenue
- No standing 26 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 2200 feet
- Urban Strategies Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K310 feet
- Academy for Young Writers School750 feet
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- Spring Creek Community School750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Berriman Playground1,100 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,100 feet
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center890 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Elton Street & Egan Street 270 feet
- Elton Street & Schroeders Avenue 310 feet
- Elton Street & Locke Street 520 feet
- Essex Street & Vandalia Avenue 530 feet
- Linwood Street & Egan Street 530 feet
- Ashford Street & Vandalia Avenue 550 feet
- Essex Street & Egan Street 790 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Elton Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Elton Street or Vandalia Avenue.