Avenue J & East 105th Street
Avenue J and East 105th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. A Plus Kidz Academy is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 105 St/Avenue J, is 40 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 105 St/Avenue J, 40 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 105 St/Avenue J B103, BM240 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 10802 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 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 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 105th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 105th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 nature area
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- A Plus Kidz Academy School730 feet
- The Science and Medicine Middle School780 feet
- P.S. 279 Herman Schreiber School920 feet
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- Uncommon Canarsie Charter School NYC School920 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- P.S. 279 Playground540 feet
- Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Nature area1,000 feet
- Wilson Playground1,290 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Food World Supermarket Supermarket950 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & East 106th Street 250 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 1st Street 270 feet
- Avenue J & East 104th Street 270 feet
- Avenue J & East 107th Street 510 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 2nd Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 103rd Street 540 feet
- Avenue J & East 108th Street 780 feet
- Avenue K & East 105th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 105th Street.