Wortman Avenue & Forbell Street
Wortman Avenue and Forbell Street meet at a three-way junction in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spring Creek Park is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Stanley Av/Eldert LN, is 890 feet away for the B13, B14 and B20, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them nature areas, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Stanley Av/Eldert LN, 890 feet away, for the B13, B14 and B20.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Stanley Av/Eldert LN B13, B14, B20890 feetB13 B14 B20
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- B14 …
- B20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 640 Conduit Boulevard Gas station1 mile
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 90 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2001 and 2002.
Trees
Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nature areas
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area640 feet
- Pink Playground900 feet
- Spring Creek Park Addition Nature area1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Stanley Avenue & Forbell Street 570 feet
- Cozine Avenue & Forbell Street 640 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Eldert Lane 840 feet
- Cozine Avenue & Eldert Lane 900 feet
- Loring Avenue & Forbell Street 1,140 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Postal Facility Road 1,260 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Sheridan Avenue 0.3 miles
- Loring Avenue & Drew Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Forbell Street or Wortman Avenue.