Clarkson Avenue & East 96th Street

Clarkson Avenue and East 96th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kennedy King Playground is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, ten of them schools, and seven places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Saratoga Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Clarkson Av/E 96 St · B47
Within a walk
23 places
10 schools, 6 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Clarkson Avenue & East 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Saratoga Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3
    0.4 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Chandelier” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Saratoga Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Clarkson Av/E 96 St, 110 feet away, for the B47.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Clarkson Av/E 96 St B47
    110 feet
    B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kings Hwy & E 98 St 18 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1143 Clarkson Avenue Gas station
    300 feet
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
41
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Remsen Village
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Clarkson Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Clarkson Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of East 96th Street

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

West side of East 96th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Future Lights Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    360 feet
  2. East Brooklyn Community High School
    390 feet
  3. Lamad Averne Academy Charter School
    730 feet
Show all 13
  1. Brooklyn Ascend Charter Es School
    760 feet
  2. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
    760 feet
  3. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6 School
    760 feet
  4. Lamad Academy Charter School
    860 feet
  5. P.S. 219 Kennedy-King School
    860 feet
  6. Traditional Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  7. Uncommon Kings CMS School
    1,180 feet
  8. Middle School for Art and Philosophy School
    1,220 feet
  9. Uncommon Kings Charter School NYC School
    1,220 feet
  10. Step by Step Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Kennedy King Playground
    880 feet
  2. Howard Garden
    1,270 feet
  3. Howard Malls Park
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 15/Engine 283 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    750 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    870 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Clarkson Avenue or East 96th Street.

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