Flatlands Avenue & Crescent Street
Flatlands Avenue and Crescent Street meet at a three-way junction in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Crescent St/Flatlands Av, is 110 feet away for the B13, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 150 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2005 and 2008, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Crescent St/Flatlands Av, 110 feet away, for the B13.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crescent St/Flatlands Av B13110 feetB13
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
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)
- East New York-City Line
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 150 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 2005 and 2008.
Since 2014 at least 425 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Crescent Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Crescent Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area60 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.3 miles
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & Fountain Avenue 400 feet
- Crescent Street & Old Mill Road 480 feet
- Crescent Street & Cozine Avenue 640 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Logan Street 700 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Egan Street 810 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Sheridan Avenue 870 feet
- Cozine Avenue & Pine Street 910 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Old Mill Road 940 feet
See every intersection along Crescent Street or Flatlands Avenue.