Remsen Avenue & Church Lane
Remsen Avenue and Church Lane meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue J, is 110 feet away for the B17, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Avenue J, 110 feet away, for the B17.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue J B17110 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hardy rubber tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and September 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Church Lane
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Big Minds, Tiny Hands Preschool, ages 2 to 5680 feet
- Solade Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5980 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,080 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & Remsen Avenue 190 feet
- East 89th Street & Church Lane 280 feet
- East 91st Street & Church Lane 290 feet
- Avenue J & East 91st Street 460 feet
- Avenue J & East 89th Street 470 feet
- East 88th Street & Church Lane 540 feet
- Avenue K & Remsen Avenue 650 feet
- Avenue J & East 92nd Street 690 feet
See every intersection along Church Lane or Remsen Avenue.