Erskine Street & Vital Avenue
Erskine Street and Vital Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Spring Creek Park is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Erskine St/Gateway Pl, is 370 feet away for the B13 and Q8, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2018 and 2025, 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 Pl, 370 feet away, for the B13 and Q8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Erskine St/Gateway Pl B13, Q8370 feetB13 Q8
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- Q8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 950 feet by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station1.3 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 1,400 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 2025.
Since 2014 at least 267 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Vital Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Vital Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park710 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch610 feet
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center130 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Erskine Street & Alafia Lane 450 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Gateway Drive 650 feet
- Erskine Street & Schroeders Avenue 910 feet
- Erskine Street & Belt Parkway 930 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Field Drive 990 feet
- Belt Parkway & Erskine Street 1,150 feet
- Vandalia Avenue & Erskine Street 1,220 feet
- Erskine Street & Belt Parkway 1,290 feet
See every intersection along Erskine Street.