Ditmas Avenue & Branton Street
Ditmas Avenue and Branton Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. I.S. 285 Meyer Levin is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Clarendon Rd, is 400 feet away for the B47, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Clarendon Rd, 400 feet away, for the B47.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Clarendon Rd B47 · Shelter400 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 804 Remsen Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 1 person killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Remsen Village
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1940 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Branton Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Branton Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Flemish Medieval Survival, and built in 1652.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 museum
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- I.S. 285 Meyer Levin School1,010 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Pieter Wyckoff House Listed historic place620 feet
- Wyckoff House Museum Landmark790 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket1,150 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ditmas Avenue & Dorset Street 230 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Ditmas Avenue at Clarendon Road 340 feet
- Coventry Road & Branton Street 420 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Ditmas Avenue 460 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 86th Street 470 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Coventry Road 480 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Canarsie Lane 600 feet
- East 59th Street & Clarendon Road 620 feet
See every intersection along Branton Street or Ditmas Avenue.