Veronica Place & Erasmus Street

Veronica Place and Erasmus Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman is 640 feet away, and Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
Church Av/Rogers Av · B35
Within a walk
32 places
16 religious buildings, 9 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Veronica Place & Erasmus Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av 2, 5
    1,280 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Beverly Rd 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transitions” (2001) by Louis Delsarte at the Church Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church Av/Rogers Av, 400 feet away, for the B35.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church Av/Rogers Av B35
    400 feet
    B35

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lott St & Erasmus St 19 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes 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 May 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 185 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Princeton' American elm and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Erasmus Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Erasmus Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Veronica Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Veronica Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lil Rockerz Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  2. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman School
    640 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School Ditmas Park Middle School
    640 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. 399 Stanley Eugene Clark School
    790 feet
  2. Rogers' Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  3. Norma Adams Clemons Academy School
    1,110 feet
  4. Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: a College Board School
    1,170 feet
  5. Academy of Hospitality and Tourism School
    1,170 feet
  6. High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus School
    1,170 feet
  7. High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus School
    1,170 feet
  8. Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lott Park
    800 feet
  2. Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Holy Cross RC Church House of worship
    290 feet
  3. Goshen Temple 7 Day Adventists Church House of worship
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Universal Church House of worship
    740 feet
  2. Faith Assemblies of God Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush Post Office Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. 67th Precinct Police station
    1,090 feet
  2. Battalion 41/Engine 248 Fire station
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    590 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,300 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Erasmus Street or Veronica Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.