Flatlands Avenue & Montauk Avenue
Flatlands Avenue and Montauk Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Berriman Playground is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Atkins Av, is 270 feet away for the B84, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 80 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, 270 feet away, for the B84.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Atkins Av B84270 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 80 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.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green Vase' zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Montauk Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Montauk Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 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 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area920 feet
- Berriman Playground1,240 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
- 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 & Atkins Avenue 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Milford Street 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Berriman Street 520 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Logan Street 530 feet
- Montauk Avenue & Cozine Avenue 580 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Shepherd Avenue 780 feet
- Erskine Street & Egan Street 820 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Fountain Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Flatlands Avenue or Montauk Avenue.