Dumont Avenue & Forbell Street
Dumont Avenue and Forbell Street meet at a three-way junction in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home is 300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Drew St/Dumont Av, is 330 feet away for the B14, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them nursing homes or hospices, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Drew St/Dumont Av, 330 feet away, for the B14.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Drew St/Dumont Av B14330 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 station0.6 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers720 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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 in October 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Dumont Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Forbell Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Forbell Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Colony South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Health care
- Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home Nursing home or hospice300 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice570 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket1,090 feet
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Dumont Avenue & Drew Street 260 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Eldert Lane 270 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Ruby Street 520 feet
- Blake Avenue & Forbell Street 570 feet
- Dumont Avenue & 76th Street 780 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Drew Street 780 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Eldert Lane 780 feet
- Blake Avenue & Drew Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Dumont Avenue or Forbell Street.