East 98th Street & Newport Street

East 98th Street and Newport Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2026, 873 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Church of God of East Flatbush is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places and nine places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Saratoga Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
E 98 St/Willmohr St · B15
Within a walk
14 places
10 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 98th Street & Newport Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Saratoga Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    0.3 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 “Chandelier” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Saratoga Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 98 St/Willmohr St, 120 feet away, for the B15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 98 St/Willmohr St B15
    120 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willmohr St & Rockaway Pkwy 16 docks in all
    420 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 24 Dumont Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 873 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Northbound on Willmohr Street562
Northbound on East 98th Street311
Total873

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
67 and 73 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Remsen Village
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 98th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of East 98th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Newport Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Newport Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Willmohr Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Willmohr Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Step by Step Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  2. Riverdale Avenue Community School
    1,110 feet
  3. Riverdale Avenue Middle School
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God of East Flatbush House of worship
    910 feet
  2. Congrectional El Verbo Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Calvary Nazarene Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 15/Engine 283 Fire station
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 12 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 98th Street, Newport Street or Willmohr Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.