Avenue L & East 70th Street
Avenue L and East 70th Street meet at a three-way junction in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue L, is 970 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 four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue L, 970 feet away, for the B47 and BM1.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue L B47, BM1 · Shelter970 feetB47 BM1
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2317 Ralph Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area810 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship1,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2164 Ralph Avenue Older adult center1,200 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch430 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch840 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center70 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two 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 & East 72nd Street 220 feet
- Avenue L & East 69th Street 360 feet
- Avenue L & East 73rd Street 470 feet
- Avenue L & East 68th Street 720 feet
- Avenue L & Bergen Avenue 740 feet
- Avenue M & East 70th Street 770 feet
- Avenue K & East 72nd Street 930 feet
- Avenue L & Ralph Avenue 1,000 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 70th Street.