Avenue M & Remsen Avenue
Avenue M and Remsen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel School is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue M/Remsen Av, is 70 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue M/Remsen Av, 70 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue M/Remsen Av B103, BM270 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2000 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue M
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel School650 feet
- Children's Ark Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 91st Street 280 feet
- Avenue M & East 89th Street 280 feet
- East 91st Street & Schenck Place 470 feet
- Avenue M & East 88th Street 540 feet
- Avenue M & East 92nd Street 620 feet
- Avenue N & Remsen Avenue 780 feet
- Avenue L & Remsen Avenue 780 feet
- Avenue M & East 87th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or Remsen Avenue.