Winthrop Street & East 98th Street
Winthrop Street and East 98th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Howard Garden is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, is about three minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3800 feet3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
New Lots
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Also within a walk
- Saratoga Av 30.4 miles3
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ailanthus” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Sutter Av-Rutland Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Winthrop St/Rockaway Pkwy, 190 feet away, for the B47.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Winthrop St/Rockaway Pkwy B47190 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Rockaway Pkwy & Winthrop St 18 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 24 Dumont Avenue Gas station720 feet
- 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11212
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 67 and 73 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Remsen Village
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1930.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 98th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 1AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Winthrop Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Winthrop Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 335791.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Ascend Charter Middle School370 feet
- Traditional Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K740 feet
- Brooklyn Ascend Charter Es School820 feet
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- Brooklyn Ascend Charter School820 feet
- Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6 School820 feet
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers< Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Howard Malls Park730 feet
- Howard Garden940 feet
Houses of worship
- New Dimension SDA Church House of worship1,270 feet
Fire and police
- Division 15/Engine 283 Fire station1,300 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch230 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket110 feet
- Green Village Supermarket Supermarket620 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store430 feet
- Family Dollar Store620 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 21 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Street & East 98th Street 110 feet
- Blake Avenue & East 98th Street 260 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Winthrop Street 320 feet
- Dumont Avenue & East 98th Street 410 feet
- Union Street & Blake Avenue 440 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 98th Street 450 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Tapscott Street 540 feet
- East 96th Street & Winthrop Street 610 feet
See every intersection along East 98th Street or Winthrop Street.