Avenue K & East 101st Street
Avenue K and East 101st Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. I.S. 211 John Wilson is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 105 St/Avenue K, is 1,120 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them schools. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 105 St/Avenue K, 1,120 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 105 St/Avenue K B103, BM21,120 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
Cycling
- 5 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 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 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 May 2026.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 in 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 101st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 101st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 playgrounds
Schools and child care
- I.S. 211 John Wilson School710 feet
- Uncommon Canarsie Charter Es School710 feet
- P.S. 279 Herman Schreiber School860 feet
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- Uncommon Canarsie Charter School NYC School860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wilson Playground50 feet
- P.S. 279 Playground1,110 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 100th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 102nd Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 99th Street 520 feet
- Avenue K & East 103rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 101st Street 780 feet
- Avenue J & East 101st Street 780 feet
- Avenue K & East 98th Street 790 feet
- Avenue K & East 104th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 101st Street.