Ditmas Avenue & East 89th Street
Ditmas Avenue and East 89th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Railroad Playground is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Ditmas Av, is 290 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 eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Ditmas Av, 290 feet away, for the B17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Ditmas Av B17290 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 5 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 station260 feet
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 24 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of East 89th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 89th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 3 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 Playground610 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store880 feet
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four 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 88th Street 260 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Ditmas Avenue 280 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 87th Street 520 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 91st Street 560 feet
- East 89th Street & Avenue B 680 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 86th Street 780 feet
- East 92nd Street & Ditmas Avenue 820 feet
- East 88th Street & Avenue B 940 feet
See every intersection along Ditmas Avenue or East 89th Street.