Avenue K & East 8th Street
Avenue K and East 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Coney Island Av/Avenue K, is 880 feet away for the B68, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue K, 880 feet away, for the B68.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue K B68880 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1248 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.8 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
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 May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mapleton-Midwood (West)
- Elevation
- 37 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 1925 and 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 8th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 8th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 14 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov School670 feet
- Marilyn David Ivdu Upper Girls Schoo School890 feet
- Smart Stars Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 51,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Pomegranate Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 9th Street 260 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue K 300 feet
- Avenue K & East 10th Street 520 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue K 800 feet
- Avenue L & East 8th Street 880 feet
- Avenue J & East 8th Street 880 feet
- Avenue K & East 12th Street 1,080 feet
- Avenue L & East 9th Street 1,140 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 8th Street.