Blake Avenue & Forbell Street
Blake Avenue and Forbell Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home is 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Drew St/Sutter Av, is 740 feet away for the B14, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them nursing homes or hospices.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Drew St/Sutter Av, 740 feet away, for the B14.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Drew St/Sutter Av B14740 feetB14
Next buses at this stop
- B14 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 640 Conduit Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1,290 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1980 and 2009.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and November 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Blake Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Blake Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Forbell Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Forbell Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Robert E. Venable Park990 feet
- Robert E. Venable Park Playground1,100 feet
Health care
- Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home Nursing home or hospice540 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Blake Avenue & Drew Street 260 feet
- Blake Avenue & Eldert Lane 270 feet
- Blake Avenue & Ruby Street 520 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Forbell Street 560 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Forbell Street 570 feet
- 76th Street & Blake Avenue 770 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Drew Street 820 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Drew Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Blake Avenue or Forbell Street.