Barbey Street & Wortman Avenue
Barbey Street and Wortman Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. K004 is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Wortman Av/Barbey St, is 140 feet away for the B20, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Wortman Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Wortman Av/Barbey St, 140 feet away, for the B20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Wortman Av/Barbey St B20 · Shelter140 feetB20
Next buses at this stop
- B20 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Wortman Avenue.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Siclen Ave & Linden Blvd 14 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 October 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11207
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-New Lots
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,500 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 1930 and 1963.
Since 2014 at least 151 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Barbey Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Barbey Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Wortman Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 273 Wortman School730 feet
- P.S. K004 School730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jerome Playground300 feet
- Spring Creek Park1,210 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Boulevard Houses Listed historic place1,000 feet
Community centers and public services
- Boulevard Community Center1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Farm Country Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jerome Street & Wortman Avenue 260 feet
- Schenck Avenue & Wortman Avenue 260 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Hendrix Place 510 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Warwick Street 520 feet
- Barbey Street & Cozine Avenue 570 feet
- Ashford Street & Wortman Avenue 770 feet
- Van Siclen Avenue & Wortman Avenue 790 feet
- Jerome Street & Cozine Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Barbey Street or Wortman Avenue.