Avenue L & East 104th Street
Avenue L and East 104th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Uncommon Canarsie Charter School NYC is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 105 St/Avenue L, is 300 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 105 St/Avenue L, 300 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 105 St/Avenue L B103, BM2300 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, 1.1 miles 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 7 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 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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 June 2018 and February 2021, 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 104th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 104th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bev's Kiddie Daycare II Pre-K850 feet
- P.S. 279 Herman Schreiber School1,150 feet
- Uncommon Canarsie Charter School NYC School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Nature area1,090 feet
- P.S. 279 Playground1,290 feet
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 103rd Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 105th Street 270 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 5th Street 540 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 4th Street 540 feet
- Avenue L & East 102nd Street 540 feet
- Avenue M & East 104th Street 780 feet
- Avenue K & East 104th Street 780 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 6th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 104th Street.