Vandervoort Avenue & Beadel Street
Vandervoort Avenue and Beadel Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sgt. William Dougherty Playground is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, is 800 feet away for the B24, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, 800 feet away, for the B24.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cherry St/Vandervoort Av B24800 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Morgan Ave & Lombardy St 30 docks in all790 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station1,140 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11222
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 94
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1910 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Beadel Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Beadel Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Vandervoort Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Vandervoort Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sgt. William Dougherty Playground590 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,040 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Vandervoort Avenue & Lombardy Street 260 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Division Place 260 feet
- Porter Avenue & Beadel Street 450 feet
- Morgan Avenue & Beadel Street 480 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Richardson Street 520 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Anthony Street 520 feet
- Lombardy Street & Porter Avenue 700 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Vandervoort Avenue at Cherry Street 700 feet
See every intersection along Beadel Street or Vandervoort Avenue.