Avenue L & East 68th Street
Avenue L and East 68th Street meet at a three-way junction in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue L, is 260 feet away for the B47 and BM1, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue L, 260 feet away, for the B47 and BM1.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue L B47, BM1 · Shelter260 feetB47 BM1
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 15 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.
- 2317 Ralph Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1960 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field710 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2164 Ralph Avenue Older adult center490 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch120 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch520 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy750 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center50 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change 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 & Ralph Avenue 280 feet
- Avenue L & East 69th Street 360 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 66th Street 450 feet
- Avenue L & East 59th Street 560 feet
- Avenue L & East 70th Street 720 feet
- Avenue M & East 68th Street 770 feet
- Avenue L & East 58th Street 820 feet
- Avenue M & Georgetown Lane 870 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 68th Street.