Avenue K & East 88th Street
Avenue K and East 88th Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 585 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Our Future School is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue K, is 620 feet away for the B17, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five 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 Remsen Av/Avenue K, 620 feet away, for the B17.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue K B17620 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 February 2023.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 585 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,099th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 293 more were issued.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1970.
Trees
Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand 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
- 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 88th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 88th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Congregation Machna Shalva - 2 School210 feet
- Our Future School210 feet
- Solade Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5310 feet
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- Little Einsteins of Canarsie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 89th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 87th Street 260 feet
- East 88th Street & Stillwells Place 350 feet
- East 88th Street & Beach Place 480 feet
- Avenue K & East 86th Street 520 feet
- Avenue K & Remsen Avenue 540 feet
- East 87th Street & Stillwells Place 600 feet
- East 89th Street & Stillwells Place 610 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 88th Street.