Avenue D & East 96th Street
Avenue D and East 96th Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 66 is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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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 Rockaway Av/Avenue D, 940 feet away, for the B60.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Av/Avenue D B60 · Shelter940 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 909 Rockaway Parkway Gas station1,220 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue D
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
East side of East 96th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of East 96th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 66 School640 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch790 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Parkway & Avenue D 290 feet
- Avenue D & East 95th Street 320 feet
- East 96th Street & Nolans Lane 510 feet
- Avenue D & East 94th Street 580 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 96th Street 780 feet
- East 95th Street & Nolans Lane 830 feet
- Avenue D & East 93rd Street 840 feet
- Avenue D & Rockaway Avenue at East 99th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue D or East 96th Street.