Ditmas Avenue & East 88th Street
Ditmas Avenue and East 88th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Railroad Playground is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Ditmas Av, is 540 feet away for the B17, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Ditmas Av, 540 feet away, for the B17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Ditmas Av B17540 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 804 Remsen Avenue Gas station510 feet
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people 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)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of East 88th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of East 88th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Railroad Playground870 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,140 feet
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ditmas Avenue & East 89th Street 260 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 87th Street 260 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 86th Street 520 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Ditmas Avenue 540 feet
- East 88th Street & Avenue B 680 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & Dorset Street 760 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 91st Street 820 feet
- East 89th Street & Avenue B 940 feet
See every intersection along Ditmas Avenue or East 88th Street.