East 52nd Street & Remsen Avenue

East 52nd Street and Remsen Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutter Av-Rutland Rd
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Remsen Av/Rutland Rd · B17
Within a walk
20 places
12 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 52nd Street & Remsen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3
    0.4 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …
New Lots
1 line
  1. 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 Remsen Av/Rutland Rd, 60 feet away, for the B17.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Remsen Av/Rutland Rd B17
    60 feet
    B17

Next buses at this stop

  1. B17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 92 St & Rutland Rd 16 docks in all
    750 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 441 Remsen Avenue Gas station
    700 feet
  2. 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
41
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Rugby
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 52nd Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of East 52nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Remsen Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Y & y Home & Health Care MGMT Trade or language school
    730 feet
  2. Ms. Taylor's House Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    740 feet
  3. The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts School
    1,010 feet
Show all 7
  1. Uncommon Kings Charter School NYC School
    1,010 feet
  2. Medgar Evers Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet
  3. All My Children Daycare and Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  4. Kids-Centric, Inc Medgar Evers School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East Flatbush Children's Playground
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Triumphant Full Gospel Assembly Church House of worship
    280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 52nd Street or Remsen Avenue.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.