Flatlands Avenue & Fountain Avenue
Flatlands Avenue and Fountain Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Park is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fountain Av/Flatlands Av, is 60 feet away for the B13, B84 and Q8, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. 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/Flatlands Av, 60 feet away, for the B13, B84 and Q8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fountain Av/Flatlands Av B13, B84, Q860 feetB13 B84 Q8
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- B84 …
- Q8 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Fountain Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 180 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 2005 and 2008.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 45 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 24 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
East side of Fountain Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Fountain Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area100 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.4 miles
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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & Logan Street 300 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Crescent Street 400 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Egan Street 410 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Old Mill Road 540 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Milford Street 560 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Cozine Avenue 660 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Vandalia Avenue 670 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Montauk Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Flatlands Avenue or Fountain Avenue.