Avenue L & East 81st Street
Avenue L and East 81st Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Eisek Hatorah D'Rachmistrivka is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 80 St/Avenue L, is 110 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 80 St/Avenue L, 110 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 80 St/Avenue L B103, BM2 · Shelter110 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet, all of them on-street corrals
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 7702 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of East 81st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 81st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Eisek Hatorah D'Rachmistrivka School900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area650 feet
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 80th Street at Paerdegat 7th Street 130 feet
- Avenue L & East 80th Street 150 feet
- Avenue L & East 82nd Street 260 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 8th Street 310 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 6th Street 400 feet
- Avenue L & East 83rd Street 520 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 9th Street 580 feet
- Paerdegat Avenue North & Paerdegat 7th Street 600 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 81st Street.