Avenue L & East 87th Street
Avenue L and East 87th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Our Future School is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/E 87 St, is 110 feet away for the B17, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/E 87 St, 110 feet away, for the B17.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/E 87 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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 1,000 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 1935 and 1960.
Trees
Fifteen 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- 30 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 3 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 87th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 87th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Congregation Machna Shalva - 2 School740 feet
- Our Future School740 feet
- Solade Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
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- Children's Ark Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 86th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 88th Street 260 feet
- East 87th Street & Stillwells Place 330 feet
- East 88th Street & Beach Place 470 feet
- Avenue L & East 89th Street 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 85th Street 530 feet
- East 88th Street & Stillwells Place 590 feet
- Avenue K & East 87th Street 680 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 87th Street.