Avenue J & East 83rd Street
Avenue J and East 83rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 84 St, is 970 feet away for the B6 and B82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 84 St, 970 feet away, for the B6 and B82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 84 St B6, B82970 feetB6 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B82 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack 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.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station1,260 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1970.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 83rd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 83rd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Explore Excel Charter School-Upper School Campus School640 feet
- I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee School640 feet
- P.S. 276 Louis Marshall School660 feet
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- The Bright Little Scholars Centers Tree Preschool, ages 2 to 5840 feet
- Little Einsteins of Canarsie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
- Eisek Hatorah D'Rachmistrivka School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bildersee Playground800 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change 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 82nd Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 84th Street 260 feet
- East 83rd Street & Church Lane 300 feet
- Avenue J & East 81st Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 85th Street 530 feet
- East 84th Street & Church Lane 550 feet
- Avenue K & East 83rd Street 780 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 83rd Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 83rd Street.