Avenue L & East 37th Street
Avenue L and East 37th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Kings Highway United Methodist Church is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/E 36 St, is 190 feet away for the B9, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/E 36 St, 190 feet away, for the B9.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/E 36 St B9190 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station810 feet
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 15 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 1925 and 1938.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and May 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 THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 37th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
West side of East 37th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Mesivta Tiferes Yisroel School660 feet
- Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5790 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fraser Square1,150 feet
- Sarsfield Playground1,190 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Listed historic place1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- Kings Highway United Methodist Church House of worship210 feet
- Flatlands Reformed Church House of worship1,100 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch940 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,160 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and 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 38th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 36th Street 260 feet
- Kings Highway & East 37th Street 430 feet
- Avenue L & East 35th Street 530 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue L 590 feet
- Kings Highway & East 38th Street 610 feet
- Kings Highway & East 36th Street 710 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & East 38th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 37th Street.