Flatlands Avenue & Jerome Street
Flatlands Avenue and Jerome Street meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten 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, Jerome St/Flatlands Av, is 90 feet away for the B84, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jerome St/Flatlands Av, 90 feet away, for the B84.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jerome St/Flatlands Av B8490 feetB84
Next buses at this stop
- B84 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11207
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Spring Creek-Starrett City
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 297 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Jerome Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Jerome Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 273 Wortman School940 feet
- P.S. K004 School940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park60 feet
- Jerome Playground1,000 feet
Houses of worship
- St Laurence RC Church House of worship1,100 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store850 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and 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:
- Flatlands Avenue & Schenck Avenue 520 feet
- Jerome Street & Cozine Avenue 590 feet
- Warwick Street & Cozine Avenue 840 feet
- Barbey Street & Cozine Avenue 850 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Elton Street 1,030 feet
- Ashford Street & Cozine Avenue 1,090 feet
- Schenck Avenue & Cozine Avenue 1,100 feet
- Jerome Street & Wortman Avenue 1,150 feet
See every intersection along Flatlands Avenue or Jerome Street.