Avenue K & East 86th Street
Avenue K and East 86th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 276 Louis Marshall is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/E 86 St, is 740 feet away for the B17, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/E 86 St, 740 feet away, for the B17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/E 86 St B17740 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 86th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 86th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Congregation Machna Shalva - 2 School410 feet
- Our Future School410 feet
- Little Einsteins of Canarsie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K440 feet
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- Solade Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5830 feet
- P.S. 276 Louis Marshall School1,160 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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 87th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 85th Street 290 feet
- Avenue K & East 88th Street 520 feet
- Avenue K & East 84th Street 560 feet
- East 87th Street & Stillwells Place 600 feet
- Avenue L & East 86th Street 670 feet
- Avenue K & East 89th Street 780 feet
- Avenue K & East 83rd Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 86th Street.