Avenue J & Remsen Avenue
Avenue J and Remsen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Great Commission Christian School is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue J, is 120 feet away for the B17, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Avenue J, 120 feet away, for the B17.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue J B17120 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 30 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 10 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Big Minds, Tiny Hands Preschool, ages 2 to 5490 feet
- Great Commission Christian School1,160 feet
- Solade Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,170 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch890 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Remsen Avenue & Church Lane 190 feet
- Avenue J & East 89th Street 280 feet
- Avenue J & East 91st Street 280 feet
- East 91st Street & Church Lane 460 feet
- East 89th Street & Church Lane 470 feet
- Avenue J & East 92nd Street 510 feet
- Avenue J & East 88th Street 540 feet
- East 88th Street & Church Lane 730 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or Remsen Avenue.