Flatlands Avenue & Atkins Avenue
Flatlands Avenue and Atkins Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Park is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Atkins Av, is 60 feet away for the B84, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2009 and 2016, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/Atkins Av, 60 feet away, for the B84.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Atkins Av B8460 feetB84
Next buses at this stop
- B84 …
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 station1 mile
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023
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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2009 and 2016.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the tree of heaven.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Atkins Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Atkins Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 24 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Berriman Playground980 feet
- Spring Creek Park Nature area1,180 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center0.4 miles
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & Montauk Avenue 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Berriman Street 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Milford Street 520 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Shepherd Avenue 520 feet
- Erskine Street & Egan Street 560 feet
- Cozine Avenue & Atkins Avenue 580 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Essex Street 780 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Logan Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Atkins Avenue, Erskine Street or Flatlands Avenue.