Dumont Avenue & Tapscott Street

Dumont Avenue and Tapscott Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Howard Malls is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, is about five minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
16 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutter Av-Rutland Rd
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
E 98 St/Dumont Av · B15
Within a walk
19 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dumont Avenue & Tapscott Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …
New Lots
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ailanthus” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Sutter Av-Rutland Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 98 St/Dumont Av, 250 feet away, for the B15.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 98 St/Dumont Av B15
    250 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kings Hwy & E 98 St 18 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 24 Dumont Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Remsen Village
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 132 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Tapscott Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Tapscott Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Ascend Charter Middle School
    910 feet
  2. Brooklyn Ascend Charter Es School
    1,060 feet
  3. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
    1,060 feet
Show all 8
  1. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6 School
    1,060 feet
  2. East Brooklyn Community High School
    1,140 feet
  3. Step by Step Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  4. Future Lights Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet
  5. Traditional Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Garden
    400 feet
  2. Howard Malls Park
    440 feet
  3. Fantasy Garden
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 15/Engine 283 Fire station
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    370 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    650 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    150 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    1,170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dumont Avenue or Tapscott Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.