Avenue L & East 72nd Street
Avenue L and East 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Paerdegat Basin Park is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue L, is 1,190 feet away for the B47 and BM1, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue L, 1,190 feet away, for the B47 and BM1.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue L B47, BM1 · Shelter1,190 feetB47 BM1
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.4 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 cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
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
- 7 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 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area590 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship1,240 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch640 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch980 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 70th Street 220 feet
- Avenue L & East 73rd Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & Bergen Avenue 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 69th Street 570 feet
- Avenue K & East 72nd Street 720 feet
- Avenue M & East 72nd Street 820 feet
- Avenue L & East 68th Street 930 feet
- Avenue K & East 73rd Street 980 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 72nd Street.