Avenue L & East 12th Street
Avenue L and East 12th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about seven minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave M, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Ave M Q0.3 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hare Apparent” (2011) by Rita MacDonald at the Ave M station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue L, 370 feet away, for the B68.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue L B68370 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
East side of East 12th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 12th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 13 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Ohr Shraga D'Veretsky School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K240 feet
- Cong Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky School270 feet
- Academy for Social Action Trade or language school730 feet
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- Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin School730 feet
- Yeshiva Birchas Shmuel School900 feet
- Smart Stars Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5920 feet
- Yeshiva Darche Eres - Kindergarten School940 feet
- YDE School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K980 feet
- Omni Childhood Center Preschool1,240 feet
- P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov School1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Agudas Achim of Midwood House of worship430 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Pomegranate Supermarket400 feet
- Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 13th Street 260 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue L 280 feet
- Avenue L & East 14th Street 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 10th Street 560 feet
- East 12th Street & Locust Avenue 650 feet
- Avenue L & East 15th Street 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 9th Street 820 feet
- East 13th Street & Locust Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 12th Street.