Voorhies Avenue & Ford Street
Voorhies Avenue and Ford Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Shore Pkwy/Batchelder St, is 580 feet away for the BM3, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Shore Pkwy/Batchelder St, 580 feet away, for the BM3.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Shore Pkwy/Batchelder St BM3580 feetBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2701 Knapp Street Gas station1,270 feet
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Bright Beginnings in Brooklyn Pre-K240 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Batchelder Street & Voorhies Avenue 260 feet
- Coyle Street & Voorhies Avenue 270 feet
- Shore Parkway & Ford Street 420 feet
- Brown Street & Voorhies Avenue 520 feet
- Voorhies Avenue & Bragg Street 540 feet
- Ford Street & Kouwenhoven Lane 710 feet
- Haring Street & Voorhies Avenue 780 feet
- Avenue Z & Ford Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Ford Street or Voorhies Avenue.