Avenue L & East 100th Street
Avenue L and East 100th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Wilson Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue L, is 870 feet away for the B42, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue L, 870 feet away, for the B42.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue L B42870 feetB42
Next buses at this stop
- B42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2000 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
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 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 100th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 100th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wilson Playground830 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch950 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 99th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 101st Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 102nd Street 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 98th Street 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 100th Street 780 feet
- Avenue M & East 100th Street 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 103rd Street 790 feet
- Avenue L & Rockaway Parkway 850 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 100th Street.