Avenue L & East 103rd Street
Avenue L and East 103rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 279 Herman Schreiber is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 105 St/Avenue L, is 570 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 105 St/Avenue L, 570 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 105 St/Avenue L B103, BM2570 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 10802 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
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
Homes
About 1,000 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 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 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
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2020, 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 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 103rd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 103rd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- P.S. 279 Herman Schreiber School1,110 feet
- Uncommon Canarsie Charter School NYC School1,110 feet
- Bev's Kiddie Daycare II Pre-K1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 104th Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 102nd Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 101st Street 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 105th Street 540 feet
- Avenue M & East 103rd Street 780 feet
- Avenue K & East 103rd Street 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 100th Street 790 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 5th Street 810 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 103rd Street.