Schroeders Avenue & Walker Street
Schroeders Avenue and Walker Street meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Park is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop is 490 feet away for the Q8, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and seven places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2017 and 2023, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Gateway Center Terminal/Gateway Dr, 490 feet away, for the Q8.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gateway Center Terminal/Gateway Dr Q8490 feetQ8
Next buses at this stop
- Q8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 January 2025.
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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2017 and 2023.
Since 2014 at least 750 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the arborvitae.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Little Hearts and Stars Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2960 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park560 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center590 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jerome Street & Schroeders Avenue 250 feet
- Ashford Street & Schroeders Avenue 300 feet
- Gateway Drive & Schroeders Avenue 540 feet
- Ashford Street & Vandalia Avenue 610 feet
- Jerome Street & Vandalia Avenue 680 feet
- Elton Street & Schroeders Avenue 860 feet
- Gateway Drive & Vandalia Avenue 960 feet
- Elton Street & Vandalia Avenue 1,170 feet
See every intersection along Schroeders Avenue.