East 98th Street & Strauss Street
East 98th Street and Strauss Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation is 360 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Saratoga Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Saratoga Av 30.4 miles3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
New Lots
1 line- 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/Church Av, 50 feet away, for the B8.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 98 St/Church Av B850 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Rockaway Pkwy & Church Ave 21 docks in all580 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1408 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11212
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 16
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 67 and 73 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Remsen Village
- Elevation
- 22 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1948.
Since 2014 at least 168 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 98th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Strauss Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Strauss Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 165 Ida Posner School1,010 feet
Health care
- Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice360 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- East Flatbush Library860 feet
Houses of worship
- Congrectional El Verbo Church House of worship680 feet
- Calvary Nazarene Church House of worship1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket990 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 20 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Church Avenue & East 98th Street 270 feet
- Strauss Street & Lott Avenue 330 feet
- East 98th Street & Lott Avenue 380 feet
- Hegeman Avenue & Herzl Street 440 feet
- East 98th Street & Saratoga Avenue 540 feet
- Herzl Street & Lott Avenue 590 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Church Avenue 590 feet
- Hegeman Avenue & Amboy Street 700 feet
See every intersection along East 98th Street or Strauss Street.