Wortman Avenue & Malta Street
Wortman Avenue and Malta Street meet at a three-way junction in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Breukelen Playground is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cozine Av/Alabama Av, is 740 feet away for the B6, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and seven places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Wortman Avenue. Within 820 feet are four homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cozine Av/Alabama Av, 740 feet away, for the B6.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cozine Av/Alabama Av B6740 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Wortman Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Sheffield Ave & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 12113 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11207
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-New Lots
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are four homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1905.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Malta Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Malta Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Wortman Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Breukelen Ballfields Park330 feet
- Breukelen Playground660 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and two 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Alabama Avenue & Wortman Avenue 260 feet
- Louisiana Avenue & Wortman Avenue 270 feet
- Georgia Avenue & Wortman Avenue 520 feet
- Cozine Avenue & Malta Street 570 feet
- Sheffield Avenue & Wortman Avenue 780 feet
- Glenwood Road & Louisiana Avenue 820 feet
- Alabama Avenue & Cozine Avenue 830 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Alabama Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along Malta Street or Wortman Avenue.