Fountain Avenue & Vandalia Avenue
Fountain Avenue and Vandalia Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Spring Creek-Starrett City, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fountain Av/Vandalia Av, is 140 feet away for the B13 and B84, and three 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 Vandalia Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fountain Av/Vandalia Av, 140 feet away, for the B13 and B84.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fountain Av/Vandalia Av B13, B84 · Shelter140 feetB13 B84
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- B84 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Vandalia Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station1.1 miles
- 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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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)
- Spring Creek-Starrett City
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
Homes
About 1,100 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 622 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 41 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Fountain Avenue
- Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 17 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of Vandalia Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Vandalia Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area60 feet
- Berriman Playground1,120 feet
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Fountain Avenue & Egan Street 260 feet
- Vandalia Avenue & Schroeders Walk 430 feet
- Milford Street & Vandalia Avenue 540 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Fountain Avenue 670 feet
- Milford Street & Egan Street 800 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Logan Street 960 feet
- Vandalia Avenue & Erskine Street 980 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Crescent Street 1,070 feet
See every intersection along Fountain Avenue or Vandalia Avenue.