East 8th Street & Ditmas Avenue
East 8th Street and Ditmas Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Kensington, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. J.H.S. 062 Ditmas is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Ditmas Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ditmas Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Ditmas Av F0.4 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
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 Coney Island Av/Ditmas Av, 730 feet away, for the B68.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Ditmas Av B68730 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Cortelyou Rd & E 8 St 16 docks in all880 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 842 Coney Island Avenue Gas station610 feet
- 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
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
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 8th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 8th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Mosdos Satmar BP School590 feet
- Yeshiva Torah Vodaath School710 feet
- J.H.S. 062 Ditmas School850 feet
Show all 8
- Bonim Lamokom School980 feet
- Torah Vodaath High School980 feet
- Yeshiva Torah Temimah School1,000 feet
- Yismach Lev Trans Preschool, ages 2 to 51,140 feet
- Shira's Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Gala Apple International Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and seven 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 9th Street & Ditmas Avenue 260 feet
- East 7th Street & Ditmas Avenue 300 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Ditmas Avenue 630 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Ditmas Avenue 690 feet
- East 8th Street & 18th Avenue 810 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Dorchester Road 870 feet
- East 8th Street & Cortelyou Road 880 feet
- 18th Avenue & East 9th Street 960 feet
See every intersection along Ditmas Avenue or East 8th Street.