Avenue K & East 108th Street
Avenue K and East 108th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fresh Creek Nature Preserve is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 105 St/Avenue K, is 810 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 105 St/Avenue K, 810 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 105 St/Avenue K B103, BM2810 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 10802 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 108th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Bev's Kiddie Daycare II Pre-K980 feet
- The Science and Medicine Middle School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Nature area40 feet
Supermarkets
- Food World Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 2nd Street 260 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 3rd Street 270 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 1st Street 510 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 4th Street 520 feet
- Avenue K & East 105th Street 770 feet
- Avenue J & East 108th Street 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 108th Street 780 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 2nd Street 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 108th Street.