East 96th Street & Avenue B
East 96th Street and Avenue B meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 233 Langston Hughes is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/Rockaway Pkwy, is 900 feet away for the B8, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/Rockaway Pkwy, 900 feet away, for the B8.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/Rockaway Pkwy B8900 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Linden Blvd & Rockaway Pkwy 24 docks in all1,030 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.
- 9701 Ditmas Avenue Gas station1,140 feet
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1,230 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 25 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue B
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue B
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 96th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 96th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 hospital
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Making a Difference Academy School240 feet
- Making a Difference for the Future Preschool240 feet
- New American Academy Charter School (The) School730 feet
Show all 5
- P.S. 233 Langston Hughes School890 feet
- Wonder Years Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Railroad Playground1,250 feet
Health care
- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Hospital1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Parkway & Avenue B 290 feet
- East 95th Street & Avenue B 320 feet
- East 94th Street & Avenue B 580 feet
- East 98th Street & Avenue B 610 feet
- East 96th Street & Ditmas Avenue 680 feet
- East 96th Street & Avenue A 780 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 96th Street 830 feet
- East 93rd Street & Avenue B 840 feet
See every intersection along Avenue B or East 96th Street.