Avenue J & East 91st Street
Avenue J and East 91st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Great Commission Christian School is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue J, is 360 feet away for the B17, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Avenue J, 360 feet away, for the B17.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue J B17360 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1512 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 15 people injured
- 0 people killed
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
- 16 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hardy rubber tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 91st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 91st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Big Minds, Tiny Hands Preschool, ages 2 to 5770 feet
- Great Commission Christian School880 feet
Houses of worship
- Sephardic Jewish Center of Canarsie House of worship1,270 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,050 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 91st Street & Church Lane 180 feet
- Avenue J & East 92nd Street 220 feet
- Avenue J & Remsen Avenue 280 feet
- East 92nd Street & Skidmore Lane 460 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Church Lane 460 feet
- Avenue J & East 93rd Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 89th Street 560 feet
- East 89th Street & Church Lane 740 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 91st Street.