Van Siclen Avenue & Vandalia Avenue
Van Siclen Avenue and Vandalia Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Park is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Vandalia Av/Van Siclen Av, is 50 feet away for the B83 and BM5, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1971, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Vandalia Av/Van Siclen Av, 50 feet away, for the B83 and BM5.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Vandalia Av/Van Siclen Av B83, BM550 feetB83 BM5
Next buses at this stop
- B83 …
- BM5 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Van Siclen Avenue and Vandalia Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Van Siclen Avenue
- No parking 20 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Vandalia Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Vandalia Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park1,120 feet
Houses of worship
- St Laurence RC Church House of worship490 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.4 miles
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
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 & Van Siclen Avenue 310 feet
- Vandalia Avenue & Bethel Loop 750 feet
- Vandalia Avenue & Ardsley Loop 790 feet
- Van Siclen Avenue & Cozine Avenue 940 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Vermont Street 1,090 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Schenck Avenue 1,100 feet
- Hendrix Street & Cozine Avenue 1,220 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Vandalia Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Van Siclen Avenue or Vandalia Avenue.