Lott Street & Erasmus Street

Lott Street and Erasmus Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Holy Cross RC Church is 380 feet away, and Flatbush Post Office is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Bedford Av/Church Av · B49
Within a walk
28 places
16 religious buildings, 9 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lott Street & Erasmus Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transitions” (2001) by Louis Delsarte at the Church Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Church Av, 570 feet away, for the B49.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Church Av B49
    570 feet
    B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lott St & Erasmus St 19 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 106 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green Vase' zelkova and the cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Erasmus Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lott Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lott Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Rundbogenstil and Victorian Gothic, one each, and built between 1875 and 1878.

  1. Flatbush District No. 1 School Designated landmark
    610 feet
  2. Flatbush Town Hall Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman School
    640 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School Ditmas Park Middle School
    640 feet
  3. Norma Adams Clemons Academy School
    750 feet
Show all 10
  1. Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: a College Board School
    820 feet
  2. Academy of Hospitality and Tourism School
    820 feet
  3. High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus School
    820 feet
  4. High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus School
    820 feet
  5. Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus School
    820 feet
  6. Lil Rockerz Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  7. P.S. 399 Stanley Eugene Clark School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lott Park
    460 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Goshen Temple 7 Day Adventists Church House of worship
    360 feet
  2. Holy Cross RC Church House of worship
    380 feet
  3. The Universal Church House of worship
    390 feet
Show all 5
  1. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    400 feet
  2. Faith Assemblies of God Church House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush Post Office Listed historic place
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Erasmus Street or Lott Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.