Gateway Center—located just off the Belt Parkway at Exit 15, Erskine Street, directly across from Spring Creek Park—has been a staple in the East New York, Brooklyn community since 2002. Gateway Center South, completed in 2002, is home to shops including Home Depot, BJ's and Target. In 2014, the new development expansion, Gateway Center North, made Gateway Center a shopping mecca for local area residents as well as residents of neighboring boroughs.

Gateway Center features beautifully landscaped courtyards and gardens and is home to over 45 retailers, including JCPenney, TJ Maxx, GAP Factory, Carters, ShopRite, P.C. Richard & Son, Raymour & Flanigan, Burlington, DSW, Dave & Buster’s, Lidl’s, Ross Stores and Optimum. Dining options include Smashburger, Panera Bread, Buffalo Wild Wings, Applebee’s, Pizza Studio, Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Chick-fil-A. The retail center features complimentary parking, direct bus service, digital shopping directories and more. The Gateway ArtWalk also displays Brooklyn artist Abby Goldstein’s art installation entitled Ebb and Flow and local Brooklyn artist Natasha May Platt’s mural entitled Inspire, located adjacent to Petco.