Avenue L & East 4th Street
Avenue L and East 4th Street meet at a three-way junction in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Friends Field is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave N, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave N, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Ave N F0.3 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Push/Pull” (2018) by Lisa Sigal at the Ave N station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Pkwy South/Avenue M, 0.3 miles away, for the B9.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Pkwy South/Avenue M B90.3 milesB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station0.7 miles
- 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mapleton-Midwood (West)
- Elevation
- 32 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 4th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 field
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Brooklyn School560 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K700 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Friends Field30 feet
Supermarkets
- Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket1,000 feet
- Pomegranate Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 5th Street & Avenue L 260 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue L 650 feet
- Avenue M & East 4th Street 880 feet
- Avenue L & East 7th Street 1,030 feet
- Avenue M & East 3rd Street 1,140 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue M 1,140 feet
- Avenue L & East 8th Street 0.3 miles
- Avenue M & East 2nd Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 4th Street.