Avenue L & East 86th Street
Avenue L and East 86th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Our Future School is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/E 86 St, is 110 feet away for the B17, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/E 86 St, 110 feet away, for the B17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/E 86 St B17110 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 86th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 86th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Congregation Machna Shalva - 2 School1,000 feet
- Our Future School1,000 feet
- Little Einsteins of Canarsie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 87th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 85th Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 88th Street 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 84th Street 540 feet
- East 87th Street & Stillwells Place 590 feet
- Avenue K & East 86th Street 670 feet
- East 88th Street & Beach Place 730 feet
- Avenue L & East 89th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 86th Street.