East 96th Street & Rutland Road

East 96th Street and Rutland Road meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 189 the Bilingual Center is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, is about two minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutter Av-Rutland Rd
570 feet · 2 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Rockaway Pkwy/Rutland Rd · B99
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 96th Street & Rutland Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3
    570 feet
    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 Rockaway Pkwy/Rutland Rd, 330 feet away, for the B99.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Pkwy/Rutland Rd B99
    330 feet
    B99

Next buses at this stop

  1. B99 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 95 St & Rutland Rd 16 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. 1143 Clarkson Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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-Remsen Village
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 96th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of East 96th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Rutland Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Rutland Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 330853 and 339827.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Creative Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    380 feet
  2. P.S. 189 the Bilingual Center School
    770 feet
  3. Medgar Evers Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
Show all 8
  1. Traditional Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  2. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers< Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  3. Brooklyn Ascend Charter Middle School
    1,180 feet
  4. Aspirations Diploma Plus High School
    1,200 feet
  5. Brownsville Academy High School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park
    840 feet
  2. East Flatbush Children's Playground
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    1,290 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    890 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 26 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 96th Street or Rutland Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.