Remsen Avenue & School Lane
Remsen Avenue and School Lane meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Remsen Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Glenwood Rd, 40 feet away, for the B17.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Glenwood Rd B1740 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 971 Remsen Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
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
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Explore Excel Charter School330 feet
- P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary School330 feet
- Raven's Early Childhood Education Center Pre-K610 feet
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- Raven's Elementary School610 feet
- Clarkson Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K650 feet
- Raven Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2720 feet
- Raven's Day Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5720 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Remsen Playground50 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch890 feet
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Glenwood Road & Remsen Avenue 160 feet
- East 89th Street & School Lane 280 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Bay View Place 290 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 89th Street 430 feet
- Glenwood Road & Durland Place 460 feet
- Farragut Road & Remsen Avenue 540 feet
- East 89th Street & Bay View Place 570 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Conklin Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along Remsen Avenue or School Lane.