Avenue L & East 41st Street
Avenue L and East 41st Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Sunday School stands 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Troy Av, is 270 feet away for the B82, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/Troy Av, 270 feet away, for the B82.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Troy Av B82270 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue L
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 41st Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
- Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Sunday School Designated landmark740 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 listed historic place
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Serenity Community Garden160 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Listed historic place1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Flatlands Reformed Church House of worship940 feet
- Beth Judah Congregation House of worship1,010 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,050 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,160 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & Troy Avenue 100 feet
- Troy Avenue & East 41st Street 170 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Troy Avenue 220 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue L 370 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 40th Street 460 feet
- East 40th Street & Lott Place 490 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 43rd Street 550 feet
- Kings Highway & East 41st Street 590 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 41st Street.