Clarkson Avenue & East 55th Street
Clarkson Avenue and East 55th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/E 56 St, is 450 feet away for the B17, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/E 56 St, 450 feet away, for the B17.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/E 56 St B17450 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Clarkson Ave & E 91 St 12 docks in all800 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 5802 Church Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 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 1940.
Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Clarkson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Clarkson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 55th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 55th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- United Lubavitcher Yeshivoth Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5520 feet
- Einstein Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K530 feet
- P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus School580 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket1,000 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Clarkson Avenue & East 54th Street 260 feet
- East 56th Street & Clarkson Avenue 260 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 400 feet
- East 56th Street & Remsen Avenue 450 feet
- East 55th Street & Lenox Road 470 feet
- East 53rd Street & Clarkson Avenue 530 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 540 feet
- Remsen Avenue & East 55th Street 550 feet
See every intersection along Clarkson Avenue or East 55th Street.