Remsen Avenue & East 55th Street
Remsen Avenue and East 55th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Uncommon Kings Charter School NYC is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/E 56 St, is 280 feet away for the B17, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/E 56 St, 280 feet away, for the B17.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/E 56 St B17280 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Clarkson Ave & E 91 St 12 docks in all620 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 441 Remsen Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11212
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1940.
Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 55th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 55th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- United Lubavitcher Yeshivoth Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5370 feet
- The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts School880 feet
- Uncommon Kings Charter School NYC School880 feet
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- P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus School920 feet
- Einstein Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
Houses of worship
- Triumphant Full Gospel Assembly Church House of worship1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket1,280 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and ten 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 nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Remsen Avenue & Winthrop Street 80 feet
- East 54th Street & Winthrop Street 300 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 350 feet
- Remsen Avenue & East 54th Street 440 feet
- East 56th Street & Remsen Avenue 440 feet
- Clarkson Avenue & East 55th Street 550 feet
- East 53rd Street & Winthrop Street 570 feet
- East 56th Street & Clarkson Avenue 630 feet
See every intersection along East 55th Street or Remsen Avenue.