East 4th Street & Vanderbilt Street
East 4th Street and Vanderbilt Street meet at a three-way junction in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Seeley Park is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about six minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them parks, and three places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G0.3 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Vanderbilt St, 960 feet away, for the B67 and B69.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- McDonald Av/Vanderbilt St B67, B69960 feetB67 B69
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
- B69 …
Cycling
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Greenwood Ave & E 4 St 21 docks in all760 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 3116 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers1.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Windsor Terrace-South Slope
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1899 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 110 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 4th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 4th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Vanderbilt Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-11AM 3PM-6PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Greenwood Playground.
- Sixty First District Memorial Statue by Charles Keck, 1922790 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- One World Project - Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain John McKenna, IV Park130 feet
- Seeley Park200 feet
- Seeley Park Playground230 feet
Show all 7
- Thomas J. Cuite Park540 feet
- Greenwood Playground550 feet
- Thomas J. Cuite Park Playground730 feet
- Prospect Farm Garden1,020 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 19th Street & Vanderbilt Street 50 feet
- 20th Street & Vanderbilt Street 210 feet
- East 3rd Street & Vanderbilt Street 280 feet
- 19th Street & Seeley Street 410 feet
- East 2nd Street & Vanderbilt Street 550 feet
- 20th Street & Seeley Street 570 feet
- Prospect Expressway & Seeley Street 630 feet
- 11th Avenue & 19th Street at Terrace Place 700 feet
See every intersection along East 4th Street or Vanderbilt Street.