Avenue L & Bergen Avenue
Avenue L and Bergen Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Paerdegat Basin Park is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Bergen Av, is 0.3 miles away for the B47, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Bergen Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B47.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Bergen Av B470.3 milesB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2317 Ralph Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
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 in 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the swamp white oak and the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-9:30AM
East side of Bergen Avenue
- Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area70 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 L & East 73rd Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 72nd Street 520 feet
- Avenue K & Bergen Avenue 720 feet
- Avenue L & East 70th Street 740 feet
- Avenue M & Bergen Avenue 880 feet
- Avenue K & East 73rd Street 980 feet
- Avenue L & East 69th Street 1,100 feet
- Avenue M & East 73rd Street 1,140 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or Bergen Avenue.