Remsen Avenue & Avenue B
Remsen Avenue and Avenue B meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Grace Deliverance Tabernacle Church is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue B, is 110 feet away for the B8 and B17, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Avenue B, 110 feet away, for the B8 and B17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue B B8, B17 · Shelter110 feetB8 B17
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
- B17 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Linden Blvd & E 91 St 12 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 804 Remsen Avenue Gas station860 feet
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 23 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue B
- No parking 3 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 Remsen Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- New American Academy Charter School (The) School1,010 feet
- P.S. 233 Langston Hughes School1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Railroad Playground420 feet
Houses of worship
- Grace Deliverance Tabernacle Church House of worship820 feet
- Remsen Church of God House of worship1,000 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,290 feet
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- East 89th Street & Avenue B 280 feet
- East 91st Street & Avenue B 280 feet
- East 88th Street & Avenue B 540 feet
- East 92nd Street & Avenue B 540 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Ditmas Avenue 680 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Avenue A 780 feet
- East 87th Street & Avenue B 800 feet
- East 93rd Street & Avenue B 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue B or Remsen Avenue.