Wortman Avenue & Milford Street
Wortman Avenue and Milford Street meet at a three-way junction in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Fountain Av/Wortman Av, is 590 feet away for the Q8, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Wortman Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fountain Av/Wortman Av, 590 feet away, for the Q8.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fountain Av/Wortman Av Q8590 feetQ8
Next buses at this stop
- Q8 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Wortman Avenue.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 June 2022.
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-New Lots
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 60 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2005 and 2006.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Milford Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Milford Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Wortman Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.3 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 signal or safety change and 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:
- Wortman Avenue & Montauk Avenue 260 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Logan Street 260 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Atkins Avenue 520 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Wortman Avenue 540 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Milford Street 630 feet
- Euclid Avenue & Wortman Avenue 680 feet
- Wortman Avenue & Berriman Street 780 feet
- Montauk Avenue & Cozine Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Milford Street or Wortman Avenue.