Remsen Avenue & Ditmas Avenue
Remsen Avenue and Ditmas Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 75 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 229 red-light and 831 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Railroad Playground is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Ditmas Av, is 50 feet away for the B17, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Ditmas Av, 50 feet away, for the B17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Ditmas Av B1750 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 804 Remsen Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 75 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 59 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 8 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, August 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 229 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 159th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 2,528 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Eastbound on Ditmas Avenue | 229 | 1,426 |
| Northbound on Remsen Avenue | – | 1,102 |
| Total | 229 | 2,528 |
In 2025, 831 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 877th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 389 more were issued.
Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets
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)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-6PM
West side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-6PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Railroad Playground330 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store600 feet
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ditmas Avenue & East 89th Street 280 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 91st Street 280 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 88th Street 540 feet
- East 92nd Street & Ditmas Avenue 540 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Avenue B 680 feet
- East 93rd Street & Ditmas Avenue 800 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 87th Street 800 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Avenue D 880 feet
See every intersection along Ditmas Avenue or Remsen Avenue.