East 2nd Street & Ditmas Avenue
East 2nd Street and Ditmas Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Kensington, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. DiGilio Playground is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Ditmas Av, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ditmas Av, 360 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Ditmas Av F360 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- 18 Av F0.4 milesF
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Inheritance: In Memory of American Glass” (2016) by Cara Lynch at the Ditmas Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Ditmas Av, 360 feet away, for the B90.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- McDonald Av/Ditmas Av B90360 feetB90
Next buses at this stop
- B90 …
Cycling
- 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Ditmas Ave & McDonald Ave 23 docks in all390 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1 Cortelyou Road Gas station0.3 miles
- 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 39 and 40 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kensington
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 41 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Ditmas Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Ditmas Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of East 2nd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 2nd Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301032 and 307159.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Smiley Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5950 feet
- Yeshiva Shalshelet Bais Yaakov School990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- DiGilio Playground1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Gala Apple International Supermarket0.4 miles
- Landau's Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy740 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 18 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 3rd Street & Ditmas Avenue 260 feet
- McDonald Avenue & Ditmas Avenue 320 feet
- East 4th Street & Ditmas Avenue 520 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & Dahill Road 620 feet
- East 5th Street & Ditmas Avenue 780 feet
- East 2nd Street & Avenue F 880 feet
- East 2nd Street & Cortelyou Road 880 feet
- 39th Street & Dahill Road 980 feet
See every intersection along Ditmas Avenue or East 2nd Street.