Flatlands Avenue & Shepherd Avenue
Flatlands Avenue and Shepherd Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Academy for Young Writers is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Essex St, is 260 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 180 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2008 and 2009, 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/Essex St, 260 feet away, for the B84.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Essex St B84260 feetB84
Next buses at this stop
- B84 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 November 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-New Lots
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 180 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 2008 and 2009.
Since 2014 at least 136 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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 April 2017 and March 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Shepherd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Shepherd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Academy for Young Writers School810 feet
- Spring Creek Community School810 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,050 feet
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & Berriman Street 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Essex Street 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Atkins Avenue 520 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Linwood Street 520 feet
- Shepherd Avenue & Cozine Avenue 580 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Montauk Avenue 780 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Elton Street 790 feet
- Essex Street & Egan Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Flatlands Avenue or Shepherd Avenue.