Avenue J & East 96th Street
Avenue J and East 96th Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, is about seven minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue J, 400 feet away, for the B42.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue J B42400 feetB42
Next buses at this stop
- B42 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1512 Rockaway Parkway Gas station1,070 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 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 1925 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 96th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 96th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Fob School of Health Careers Trade or language school920 feet
- High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media School1,080 feet
- High School for Medical Professions School1,080 feet
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- Urban Action Academy School1,080 feet
Health care
- Four Seasons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice670 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Canarsie Library370 feet
Houses of worship
- Sephardic Jewish Center of Canarsie House of worship1,300 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & Rockaway Parkway 290 feet
- Avenue J & East 95th Street 320 feet
- Avenue J & East 94th Street 580 feet
- Avenue J & East 98th Street 610 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Trucklemans Lane 750 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 96th Street 790 feet
- East 94th Street & Skidmore Lane 810 feet
- Avenue J & East 93rd Street 840 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 96th Street.