Pennsylvania Avenue & Freeport Loop
Pennsylvania Avenue and Freeport Loop meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 346 Abe Stark is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Pennsylvania Av/Geneva Loop, is 330 feet away for the B82, B83, BM2 and BM5, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them schools, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Pennsylvania Av/Geneva Loop, 330 feet away, for the B82, B83, BM2 and BM5.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Pennsylvania Av/Geneva Loop B82, B83, BM2, BM5 · Shelter330 feetB82 B83 BM2 BM5
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
- B83 …
- BM2 …
- BM5 …
Pennsylvania Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2014
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,200 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 in 1975.
Trees
Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 56 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Freeport Loop
- No parking 18 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Freeport Loop
- No parking 16 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Pennsylvania Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 older adult center
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Starret Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K380 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy VIII Middle School430 feet
- P.S. 346 Abe Stark School430 feet
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- Starrett Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K660 feet
- Beer Hagolah Inst High School730 feet
- Beer Hagolah Institute-Elem School730 feet
Community centers and public services
- Spring Creek Post Office870 feet
- Older adult center at 1540 van Siclen Avenue Older adult center1,090 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch750 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy790 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 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 & Schroeders Avenue 320 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Geneva Loop 370 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Twin Pines Drive 720 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Hornell Loop 1,020 feet
- Schroeders Avenue & Elmira Loop 1,060 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Croton Loop 1,190 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Delmar Loop 1,280 feet
- Van Siclen Avenue & Schroeders Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Pennsylvania Avenue.