Belmont Avenue & Fountain Avenue

Belmont Avenue and Fountain Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The ornamental gates “Family Library Table” are 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Euclid Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Euclid Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
Sutter Av/Fountain Av · B14
Within a walk
17 places
8 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Belmont Avenue & Fountain Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Euclid Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Euclid Av A, C
    0.3 miles
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Queens
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutter Av/Fountain Av, 480 feet away, for the B14.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutter Av/Fountain Av B14
    480 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Fountain Avenue.

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11208
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York-City Line
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Belmont Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Belmont Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Fountain Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Fountain Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-12:30PM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Cypress Hill Library.

  1. Family Library Table Ornamental gates by Rolando Briseno, 1995
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Euclid 500 Community Garden
    870 feet
  2. Green Gems Garden
    980 feet
  3. Montauk Atkins Community Garden
    1,030 feet
Show all 6
  1. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    1,130 feet
  2. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    1,240 feet
  3. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cypress Hills Library
    700 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lydia Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. New Lots Post Office
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    900 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    610 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 16 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Belmont Avenue or Fountain Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.