Ditmas Avenue & East 86th Street
Ditmas Avenue and East 86th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. I.S. 285 Meyer Levin is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue B/E 87 St, is 850 feet away for the B8, 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.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue B/E 87 St, 850 feet away, for the B8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue B/E 87 St B8850 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 804 Remsen Avenue Gas station1,040 feet
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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
- 22 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and February 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 86th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 86th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
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 School1,250 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Pieter Wyckoff House Listed historic place1,080 feet
- Wyckoff House Museum1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ditmas Avenue & Dorset Street 240 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 87th Street 260 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & Branton Street 470 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 88th Street 520 feet
- Coventry Road & Dorset Street 650 feet
- East 86th Street & Avenue B 680 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 89th Street 780 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Ditmas Avenue at Clarendon Road 800 feet
See every intersection along Ditmas Avenue or East 86th Street.