Flatlands Avenue & Milford Street
Flatlands Avenue and Milford Street meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Park is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Fountain Av, is 460 feet away for the B84, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 140 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2006 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/Fountain Av, 460 feet away, for the B84.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Fountain Av B84460 feetB84
Next buses at this stop
- B84 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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)
- Spring Creek-Starrett City
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 140 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 2006 and 2016.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green Vase' zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area660 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center0.5 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & Montauk Avenue 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Logan Street 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Atkins Avenue 520 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Fountain Avenue 560 feet
- Cozine Avenue & Milford Street 580 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Berriman Street 780 feet
- Montauk Avenue & Cozine Avenue 840 feet
- Logan Street & Cozine Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Flatlands Avenue or Milford Street.