Erskine Street & Belt Parkway
Erskine Street and Belt Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Erskine St/Gateway Dr, is 180 feet away for the B83, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and seven places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 2017, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Erskine St/Gateway Dr, 180 feet away, for the B83.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Erskine St/Gateway Dr B83180 feetB83
Next buses at this stop
- B83 …
By car
A ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound starts at this corner.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station1.5 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 in 2017.
Trees
NYC Parks records 112 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern cottonwood.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park50 feet
- Shirley Chisholm State Park430 feet
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center690 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat.
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 six nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Belt Parkway & Erskine Street 220 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Gateway Drive 290 feet
- Erskine Street & Belt Parkway 360 feet
- Erskine Street & Vital Avenue 930 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Field Drive 1,010 feet
- Erskine Street & Alafia Lane 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Belt Parkway or Erskine Street.