Avenue L & East 23rd Street
Avenue L and East 23rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 193 Gil Hodges is 780 feet away, and Merkaz the Center is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/E 23 St, is 100 feet away for the B9, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 11 of them religious buildings.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/E 23 St, 100 feet away, for the B9.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/E 23 St B9100 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1926.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 23rd Street
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 23rd Street
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 older adult centers
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
Schools and child care
- P.S. 193 Gil Hodges School780 feet
- Fun Studios Preschool, ages 2 to 51,030 feet
- Urban Dove Team Charter School1,120 feet
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- Urban Dove Team Charter School V School1,120 feet
- Merkaz the Center School1,190 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- East Midwood Jewish Center Listed historic place1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Midwood House of worship930 feet
- E Midwood Jewish Center House of worship1,050 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1694 Ocean Avenue Older adult center990 feet
- Older adult center at 1625 Ocean Avenue Older adult center1,200 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 22nd Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 24th Street 260 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue L 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue L 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 26th Street 800 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue L 810 feet
- Avenue K & East 23rd Street 880 feet
- Avenue M & East 23rd Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 23rd Street.