Fountain Avenue & Egan Street
Fountain Avenue and Egan Street meet at a three-way junction in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fountain Av/Vandalia Av, is 130 feet away for the B13 and B84, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 2018, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fountain Av/Vandalia Av, 130 feet away, for the B13 and B84.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fountain Av/Vandalia Av B13, B84 · Shelter130 feetB13 B84
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- B84 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 February 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
- 14 feet above sea level
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 2018.
Since 2014 at least 625 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Fountain Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area60 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center0.4 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:
- Fountain Avenue & Vandalia Avenue 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Fountain Avenue 410 feet
- Milford Street & Egan Street 540 feet
- Vandalia Avenue & Schroeders Walk 690 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Logan Street 700 feet
- Milford Street & Vandalia Avenue 800 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Crescent Street 810 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Old Mill Road 940 feet
See every intersection along Egan Street or Fountain Avenue.