Avenue K & East 83rd Street
Avenue K and East 83rd 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. P.S. 276 Louis Marshall is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 80 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 seven public places, four of them schools.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 80 St/Avenue K, 810 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 80 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 8 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 1955 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 83rd 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 83rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- P.S. 276 Louis Marshall School340 feet
- Little Einsteins of Canarsie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K370 feet
- Eisek Hatorah D'Rachmistrivka School540 feet
Show all 5
- Congregation Machna Shalva - 2 School1,220 feet
- Our Future School1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.5 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 84th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 82nd Street 260 feet
- East 83rd Street & Church Lane 480 feet
- Avenue K & East 81st Street 520 feet
- Avenue K & East 85th Street 530 feet
- East 84th Street & Church Lane 740 feet
- Avenue J & East 83rd Street 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 83rd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 83rd Street.