Avenue K & East 87th Street
Avenue K and East 87th Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Our Future School is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/E 87 St, is 790 feet away for the B17, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/E 87 St, 790 feet away, for the B17.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/E 87 St B17790 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 4 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 mile
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2021.
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 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
East side of East 87th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 87th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Congregation Machna Shalva - 2 School140 feet
- Our Future School140 feet
- Solade Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5570 feet
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- Little Einsteins of Canarsie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 86th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 88th Street 260 feet
- East 87th Street & Stillwells Place 340 feet
- Avenue K & East 89th Street 520 feet
- Avenue K & East 85th Street 550 feet
- East 88th Street & Stillwells Place 600 feet
- Avenue L & East 87th Street 680 feet
- East 88th Street & Beach Place 740 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 87th Street.