Pennsylvania Avenue & Croton Loop
Pennsylvania Avenue and Croton Loop meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 346 Abe Stark is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Pennsylvania Av/Delmar Loop North, is 340 feet away for the B83, BM2 and BM5, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Pennsylvania Av/Delmar Loop North, 340 feet away, for the B83, BM2 and BM5.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Pennsylvania Av/Delmar Loop North B83, BM2, BM5340 feetB83 BM2 BM5
Next buses at this stop
- B83 …
- BM2 …
- BM5 …
Pennsylvania Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 November 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11239
- 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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 4,200 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 between 1970 and 1972.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American basswood and the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 44 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Croton Loop
- No parking 18 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Croton Loop
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Pennsylvania Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Starrett Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K520 feet
- Starret Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K930 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy VIII Middle School1,280 feet
Show all 4
- P.S. 346 Abe Stark School1,280 feet
Community centers and public services
- Spring Creek Post Office340 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch510 feet
- Citibank Bank branch1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Delmar Loop 90 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Twin Pines Drive 460 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Vandalia Avenue 610 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Schroeders Avenue 870 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Freeport Loop 1,190 feet
- Vandalia Avenue & Ardsley Loop 1,290 feet
- Vandalia Avenue & Bethel Loop 0.3 miles
- Louisiana Avenue & Twin Pines Drive 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Pennsylvania Avenue.