Vandalia Avenue & Erskine Street
Vandalia Avenue and Erskine Street meet at a four-way crossing in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Berriman Playground is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Vandalia Av/Erskine St, is 240 feet away for the B13, B84 and Q8, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2018 and 2024, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Vandalia Av/Erskine St, 240 feet away, for the B13, B84 and Q8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Vandalia Av/Erskine St B13, B84, Q8240 feetB13 B84 Q8
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- B84 …
- Q8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station1.1 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 between 2018 and 2024.
Since 2014 at least 528 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 117 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Erskine Street
- No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of Vandalia Avenue
- No standing 17 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Vandalia Avenue
- No standing 17 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Berriman Playground140 feet
- Spring Creek Park Nature area1,040 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch840 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center1,170 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Erskine Street & Egan Street 280 feet
- Erskine Street & Schroeders Avenue 320 feet
- Berriman Street & Vandalia Avenue 340 feet
- Milford Street & Vandalia Avenue 440 feet
- Vandalia Avenue & Schroeders Walk 560 feet
- Berriman Street & Schroeders Avenue 650 feet
- Milford Street & Egan Street 710 feet
- Erskine Street & Alafia Lane 780 feet
See every intersection along Erskine Street or Vandalia Avenue.