Erskine Street & Alafia Lane
Erskine Street and Alafia Lane meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Berriman Playground is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Vandalia Av/Erskine St, is 810 feet away for the B13, B84 and Q8, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Vandalia Av/Erskine St, 810 feet away, for the B13, B84 and Q8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Vandalia Av/Erskine St B13, B84, Q8810 feetB13 B84 Q8
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- B84 …
- Q8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station1.2 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 July 2023.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 2,000 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 between 2018 and 2024.
Since 2014 at least 595 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Berriman Playground880 feet
- Spring Creek Park1,150 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch160 feet
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center530 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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 eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Erskine Street & Vital Avenue 450 feet
- Erskine Street & Schroeders Avenue 460 feet
- Vandalia Avenue & Erskine Street 780 feet
- Berriman Street & Schroeders Avenue 880 feet
- Milford Street & Vandalia Avenue 1,050 feet
- Erskine Street & Egan Street 1,060 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Gateway Drive 1,090 feet
- Berriman Street & Vandalia Avenue 1,120 feet
See every intersection along Erskine Street.