Fountain Avenue & Wortman Avenue
Fountain Avenue and Wortman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 920 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 224 Hale A. Woodruff is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fountain Av/Wortman Av, is 70 feet away for the Q8, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fountain Av/Wortman Av, 70 feet away, for the Q8.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fountain Av/Wortman Av Q870 feetQ8
Next buses at this stop
- Q8 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Fountain Avenue and Wortman Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 920 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 820th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 236 more were issued.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fountain Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
West side of Fountain Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of Wortman Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of Wortman Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 224 Hale A. Woodruff School1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket1,000 feet
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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Euclid Avenue & Wortman Avenue 140 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Logan Street 280 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Pine Street 400 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Milford Street 540 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Fountain Avenue 630 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Cozine Avenue 640 feet
- Crescent Street & Wortman Avenue 660 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Euclid Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along Fountain Avenue or Wortman Avenue.