Jerome Street & Wortman Avenue
Jerome Street and Wortman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jerome Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Wortman Av/Jerome St, is 120 feet away for the B20, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them schools, and two places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Wortman Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Wortman Av/Jerome St, 120 feet away, for the B20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Wortman Av/Jerome St B20120 feetB20
Next buses at this stop
- B20 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Wortman Avenue.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Siclen Ave & Linden Blvd 14 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11207
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-New Lots
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Jerome Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Jerome Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Wortman Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 273 Wortman School470 feet
- P.S. K004 School470 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jerome Playground50 feet
- Spring Creek Park1,210 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Boulevard Houses Listed historic place740 feet
Community centers and public services
- Boulevard Community Center1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Farm Country Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Barbey Street & Wortman Avenue 260 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Warwick Street 260 feet
- Ashford Street & Wortman Avenue 510 feet
- Schenck Avenue & Wortman Avenue 520 feet
- Jerome Street & Cozine Avenue 570 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Boulevard Houses Pedestrian Path 660 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Hendrix Place 760 feet
- Cleveland Street & Wortman Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Boulevard Houses Pedestrian Path, Jerome Street or Wortman Avenue.