Avenue J & East 88th Street
Avenue J and East 88th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 321 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue J, is 620 feet away for the B17, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, six of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Avenue J, 620 feet away, for the B17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue J B17620 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 321 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,431st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 193 more were issued.
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
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 88th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 88th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Big Minds, Tiny Hands Preschool, ages 2 to 560 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 88th Street & Church Lane 230 feet
- Avenue J & East 87th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 89th Street 260 feet
- East 89th Street & Church Lane 470 feet
- East 87th Street & Church Lane 480 feet
- Avenue J & East 86th Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & Remsen Avenue 540 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Church Lane 730 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 88th Street.