Avenue J & East 93rd Street
Avenue J and East 93rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sephardic Jewish Center of Canarsie is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue J, is 880 feet away for the B17, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Avenue J, 880 feet away, for the B17.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue J B17880 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1512 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 21 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and April 2025, 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 WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 93rd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 93rd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Great Commission Christian School950 feet
- Big Minds, Tiny Hands Preschool, ages 2 to 51,290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Canarsie Library1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- Sephardic Jewish Center of Canarsie House of worship750 feet
- Canarsie Community Reformed Church House of worship1,030 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three 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 93rd Street & Skidmore Lane 240 feet
- Avenue J & East 94th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 92nd Street 300 feet
- East 94th Street & Skidmore Lane 500 feet
- Avenue J & East 95th Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 91st Street 520 feet
- East 92nd Street & Skidmore Lane 530 feet
- East 91st Street & Church Lane 700 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 93rd Street.