Vandervoort Avenue & Rewe Street
Vandervoort Avenue and Rewe Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cooper Park is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand St/Metro Bridge, is 940 feet away for the Q54 and Q59, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. Within 820 feet are 34 homes, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand St/Metro Bridge, 940 feet away, for the Q54 and Q59.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand St/Metro Bridge Q54, Q59940 feetQ54 Q59
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Vandervoort Ave 24 docks in all530 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1039 Grand Street Gas station670 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers730 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 34 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Two trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Vandervoort Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cooper Park1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Vandervoort Avenue 460 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & Vandervoort Avenue 620 feet
- Grand Street & Vandervoort Avenue 690 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Varick Street 750 feet
- Grand Street & Varick Street 880 feet
- Rewe Street & Ivy Hill Road 960 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Morgan Avenue 980 feet
- Grand Street Bridge & Metropolitan Avenue 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Rewe Street or Vandervoort Avenue.