Avenue L & East 24th Street
Avenue L and East 24th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Young Israel of Midwood is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/Bedford Av, is 210 feet away for the B9, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 13 of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/Bedford Av, 210 feet away, for the B9.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/Bedford Av B9210 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, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
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
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1920 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 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 24th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 24th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 13 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 193 Gil Hodges School520 feet
- Fun Studios Preschool, ages 2 to 51,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Midwood House of worship1,190 feet
- E Midwood Jewish Center House of worship1,310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1694 Ocean Avenue Older adult center1,260 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 and 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 23rd Street 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue L 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 22nd Street 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 26th Street 540 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue L 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 27th Street 800 feet
- Avenue K & East 24th Street 880 feet
- Avenue M & East 24th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 24th Street.