Flatlands Avenue & Vermont Street
Flatlands Avenue and Vermont Street meet at a three-way junction in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Library is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cozine Av/Vermont St, is 680 feet away for the B6, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cozine Av/Vermont St, 680 feet away, for the B6.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cozine Av/Vermont St B6680 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station670 feet
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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)
- East New York-New Lots
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1971.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and December 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Vermont Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Vermont Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 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 library
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Achievement First Aspire Charter School Middle School940 feet
- P.S. 306 Ethan Allen School940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ethan Allen Playground1,150 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Spring Creek Library410 feet
Houses of worship
- St Laurence RC Church House of worship1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and eight 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & Pennsylvania Avenue 520 feet
- Vermont Street & Cozine Avenue 580 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue 780 feet
- New Jersey Avenue & Cozine Avenue 850 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Georgia Avenue 1,050 feet
- Van Siclen Avenue & Vandalia Avenue 1,090 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Cozine Avenue 1,090 feet
- Vermont Street & Wortman Avenue 1,150 feet
See every intersection along Flatlands Avenue or Vermont Street.