Remsen Avenue & Conklin Avenue
Remsen Avenue and Conklin Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Remsen Playground is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy L0.5 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Flatlands Av, 210 feet away, for the B17.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Flatlands Av B17210 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.5 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2021
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
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Conklin Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Conklin Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Raven's Elementary School740 feet
- Raven's Early Childhood Education Center Pre-K740 feet
- Raven Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2820 feet
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- Raven's Day Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5820 feet
- Explore Excel Charter School900 feet
- P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary School900 feet
- Clarkson Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K910 feet
- Great Commission Christian School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Remsen Playground470 feet
Houses of worship
- Canarsie Community Reformed Church House of worship880 feet
- Sephardic Jewish Center of Canarsie House of worship1,220 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch320 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Conklin Avenue & Durland Place 300 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Remsen Avenue 310 feet
- Glenwood Road & Remsen Avenue 410 feet
- East 92nd Street & Conklin Avenue 490 feet
- Remsen Avenue & School Lane 570 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 91st Street 580 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 89th Street 590 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 89th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along Conklin Avenue or Remsen Avenue.