Blake Avenue & Howard Avenue at Tapscott Street

Blake Avenue, Howard Avenue and Tapscott Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Ascend Charter Middle School is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, is about four minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutter Av-Rutland Rd
1,130 feet · 4 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
E 98 St/Blake Av · B15, B47
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Blake Avenue & Howard Avenue at Tapscott Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3
    1,130 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …
New Lots
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    0.4 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ailanthus” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Sutter Av-Rutland Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 98 St/Blake Av, 710 feet away, for the B15 and B47.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 98 St/Blake Av B15, B47
    710 feet
    B15 B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …
  2. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Howard Ave & Blake Ave 18 docks in all
    160 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 24 Dumont Avenue Gas station
    760 feet
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Remsen Village
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and June 2021; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Blake Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Blake Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Ascend Charter Middle School
    610 feet
  2. I.S. 392 School
    900 feet
  3. P.S. 156 Waverly School
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers< Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Malls Park
    70 feet
  2. Howard Garden
    270 feet
  3. Fantasy Garden
    720 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sunkissed Garden
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    730 feet
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    740 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    940 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Blake Avenue, Howard Avenue or Tapscott Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.