Avenue N & Remsen Avenue
Avenue N and Remsen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,495 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Canarsie Park is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue N, is 130 feet away for the B17, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Avenue N, 130 feet away, for the B17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue N B17130 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2000 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,495 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 553rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 741 more were issued.
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 1,000 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 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 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
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
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, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Gedolah Ohr Yisroel School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Canarsie Park870 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Tikvah Congregation House of worship1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue N & East 89th Street 280 feet
- Avenue N & East 91st Street 280 feet
- Avenue N & East 92nd Street 530 feet
- Avenue N & East 88th Street 540 feet
- Avenue N & Canarsie Road 760 feet
- Avenue M & Remsen Avenue 780 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Seaview Avenue 800 feet
- Avenue N & East 87th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue N or Remsen Avenue.