Belt Parkway & Fountain Avenue
Belt Parkway and Fountain Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Spring Creek Park Addition is 180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fountain Av/Brooklyn Developmental Center, is 0.3 miles away for the B13, B84 and Q8, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them nature areas. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Fountain Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fountain Av/Brooklyn Developmental Center, 0.3 miles away, for the B13, B84 and Q8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fountain Av/Brooklyn Developmental Center B13, B84, Q80.3 milesB13 B84 Q8
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- B84 …
- Q8 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Fountain Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station1.5 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Howard Beach-Lindenwood
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the eastern cottonwood.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nature areas
- 2 parks
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Addition Nature area180 feet
- Spring Creek Park210 feet
- Shirley Chisholm State Park300 feet
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- Spring Creek Park Nature area310 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The five nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Fountain Avenue & Chisholm Park Great Blue Heron Lo 580 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Fountain Avenue 790 feet
- Chisholm Park Fountain Ring Drive & Chisholm Park Gull Trail 840 feet
- Chisholm Park Fountain Ring Drive & Chisholm Park Great Blue Heron Lo 850 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Field Drive 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Belt Parkway.