Avenue L & East 82nd Street
Avenue L and East 82nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Paerdegat Basin Park is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/E 82 St, is 40 feet away for the B17, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools. About 1,400 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 Avenue L/E 82 St, 40 feet away, for the B17.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/E 82 St B1740 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
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.
- 8401 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 cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 82nd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 82nd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- Eisek Hatorah D'Rachmistrivka School1,060 feet
- P.S. 276 Louis Marshall School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area910 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 81st Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 83rd Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 80th Street at Paerdegat 7th Street 390 feet
- Avenue L & East 80th Street 410 feet
- Avenue L & East 84th Street 520 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 8th Street 570 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 6th Street 660 feet
- Avenue K & East 82nd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 82nd Street.