Avenue L & East 9th Street
Avenue L and East 9th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Coney Island Av/Avenue L, is 610 feet away for the B68, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue L, 610 feet away, for the B68.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue L B68610 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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 900 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 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
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 9th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of East 9th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 15 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Ohr Shraga D'Veretsky School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K580 feet
- Cong Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky School670 feet
- P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov School750 feet
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- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,010 feet
- Marilyn David Ivdu Upper Girls Schoo School1,030 feet
- Yeshiva of Brooklyn School1,150 feet
- Academy for Social Action Trade or language school1,190 feet
- Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin School1,190 feet
- YDE School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- Agudas Achim of Midwood House of worship530 feet
Supermarkets
- Pomegranate Supermarket860 feet
- Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 10th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 8th Street 260 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue L 540 feet
- Avenue L & East 7th Street 560 feet
- Avenue L & East 12th Street 820 feet
- Avenue K & East 9th Street 880 feet
- Avenue M & East 9th Street 880 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue L 950 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 9th Street.