Vandalia Avenue & Bethel Loop
Vandalia Avenue and Bethel Loop meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. St Laurence RC Church is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Vandalia Av/Bethel Loop, is 100 feet away for the B83 and BM5, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 5,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1970 and 1971, most in buildings of ten homes or more. Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Vandalia Av/Bethel Loop, 100 feet away, for the B83 and BM5.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Vandalia Av/Bethel Loop B83, BM5 · Shelter100 feetB83 BM5
Next buses at this stop
- B83 …
- BM5 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Vandalia Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 5,200 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 1971.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 50 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bethel Loop
- No parking 16 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bethel Loop
- No parking 22 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Vandalia Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Within a walk
How places are listedHouses of worship
- St Laurence RC Church House of worship1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The seven nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Vandalia Avenue & Ardsley Loop 40 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Vandalia Avenue 720 feet
- Van Siclen Avenue & Vandalia Avenue 750 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue 1,070 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Delmar Loop 1,240 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Croton Loop 0.3 miles
- Flatlands Avenue & Pennsylvania Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Vandalia Avenue.