Avenue L & East 8th Street
Avenue L and East 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cong Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Coney Island Av/Avenue L, is 880 feet away for the B68, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue L, 880 feet away, for the B68.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue L B68880 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mapleton-Midwood (West)
- Elevation
- 35 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1942.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 8th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 8th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K740 feet
- Marilyn David Ivdu Upper Girls Schoo School770 feet
- Yeshiva Ohr Shraga D'Veretsky School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K850 feet
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- Yeshiva of Brooklyn School880 feet
- Cong Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky School930 feet
- P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov School1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- Agudas Achim of Midwood House of worship790 feet
Supermarkets
- Pomegranate Supermarket1,120 feet
- Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 9th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 7th Street 300 feet
- Avenue L & East 10th Street 520 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue L 690 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue L 800 feet
- Avenue K & East 8th Street 880 feet
- Avenue M & East 8th Street 880 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue L 1,070 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 8th Street.