Avenue K & East 81st Street
Avenue K and East 81st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Eisek Hatorah D'Rachmistrivka is 120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 80 St/Avenue K, is 290 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them schools.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 80 St/Avenue K, 290 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 80 St/Avenue K B103, BM2290 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-8PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 81st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 81st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Eisek Hatorah D'Rachmistrivka School120 feet
- P.S. 276 Louis Marshall School640 feet
- Little Einsteins of Canarsie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K900 feet
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- Explore Excel Charter School-Upper School Campus School1,200 feet
- I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area920 feet
- Bildersee Playground1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 82nd Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 80th Street 280 feet
- Avenue K & East 83rd Street 520 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 5th Street 560 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 3rd Street 570 feet
- Avenue L & East 81st Street 780 feet
- Avenue K & East 84th Street 780 feet
- Avenue J & East 81st Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 81st Street.