Avenue J & East 81st Street
Avenue J and East 81st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bildersee Playground is 280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 81 St, is 790 feet away for the B82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 81 St, 790 feet away, for the B82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 81 St B82790 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
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.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1960 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 38 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 81st Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of East 81st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Explore Excel Charter School-Upper School Campus School420 feet
- I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee School420 feet
- Eisek Hatorah D'Rachmistrivka School760 feet
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- The Bright Little Scholars Centers Tree Preschool, ages 2 to 5840 feet
- P.S. 276 Louis Marshall School960 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bildersee Playground280 feet
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket1,260 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & East 82nd Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 80th Street 280 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 2nd Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 83rd Street 520 feet
- East 79th Street & Paerdegat 1st Street 560 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 3rd Street 780 feet
- Avenue J & East 84th Street 780 feet
- Avenue K & East 81st Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 81st Street.