Avenue L & East 99th Street
Avenue L and East 99th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Wilson Playground is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue L, is 610 feet away for the B42, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and nine places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue L, 610 feet away, for the B42.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue L B42610 feetB42
Next buses at this stop
- B42 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2000 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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 900 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 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees 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
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 99th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 99th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wilson Playground1,090 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch690 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 100th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 98th Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 101st Street 520 feet
- Avenue L & Rockaway Parkway 590 feet
- Avenue M & East 99th Street 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 102nd Street 780 feet
- Avenue K & East 99th Street 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 96th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 99th Street.