Wortman Avenue & Hemlock Street
Wortman Avenue and Hemlock Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 224 Hale A. Woodruff is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Crescent St/Wortman Av, is 350 feet away for the B13, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Crescent St/Wortman Av, 350 feet away, for the B13.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crescent St/Wortman Av B13350 feetB13
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hemlock Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Hemlock Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Wortman Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Wortman Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 224 Hale A. Woodruff School350 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Woodruff Playground570 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket590 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Crescent Street & Wortman Avenue 260 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Autumn Avenue 260 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Pine Street 520 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Hemlock Street 580 feet
- Euclid Avenue & Wortman Avenue 780 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Crescent Street 830 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Autumn Avenue 840 feet
- Crescent Street & Cozine Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along Hemlock Street or Wortman Avenue.