Ditmas Avenue & Chester Street
Ditmas Avenue and Chester Street meet at a three-way junction in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Osborn Playground is 1,130 feet away, and Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Av/Ditmas Av, is 310 feet away for the B60, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them schools, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Av/Ditmas Av, 310 feet away, for the B60.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Av/Ditmas Av B60310 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Osborn St & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 9701 Ditmas Avenue Gas station690 feet
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 16
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 73
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Brownsville
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 in 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'City Sprite' zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Chester Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Chester Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek School910 feet
- Brooklyn Democracy Academy School1,300 feet
- Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy) School1,300 feet
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- Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School1,300 feet
- Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School NYC School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Osborn Playground1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ditmas Avenue & Bristol Street 300 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & Ditmas Avenue 300 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 98th Street 420 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Ditmas Avenue 740 feet
- Thomas S Boyland Street & East 98th Street 760 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Rockaway Avenue 810 feet
- East 96th Street & Ditmas Avenue 1,030 feet
- Avenue D & Rockaway Avenue 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Chester Street or Ditmas Avenue.