Cleveland Street & Wortman Avenue
Cleveland Street and Wortman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jerome Playground is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ashford St/Wortman Av, is 330 feet away for the B6, B20 and B84, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and two places 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 Ashford St/Wortman Av, 330 feet away, for the B6, B20 and B84.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ashford St/Wortman Av B6, B20, B84330 feetB6 B20 B84
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B20 …
- B84 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Wortman Avenue.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
Nearest bike-share station
- Warwick St & Hegeman Ave 14 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2021.
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-New Lots
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Cleveland Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Cleveland Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Wortman Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
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 listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 273 Wortman School980 feet
- P.S. K004 School980 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jerome Playground560 feet
Supermarkets
- Farm Country Supermarket0.3 miles
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and seven 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Elton Street & Wortman Avenue 260 feet
- Ashford Street & Wortman Avenue 270 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Warwick Street 520 feet
- Linwood Street & Wortman Avenue 520 feet
- Cleveland Street & Cozine Avenue 570 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Cleveland Street 610 feet
- Jerome Street & Wortman Avenue 780 feet
- Essex Street & Wortman Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Cleveland Street or Wortman Avenue.