Avenue L & Troy Avenue
Avenue L and Troy Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Flatlands Reformed Church is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Avenue L, is 220 feet away for the B82, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/Avenue L, 220 feet away, for the B82.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Avenue L B82220 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.4 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue L
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Troy Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Troy Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 listed historic place
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Serenity Community Garden60 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Listed historic place1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Judah Congregation House of worship910 feet
- Flatlands Reformed Church House of worship1,050 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,260 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,300 feet
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 41st Street 100 feet
- Troy Avenue & East 41st Street 140 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Troy Avenue 190 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue L 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 40th Street 420 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 43rd Street 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 46th Street 530 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 46th Street 590 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or Troy Avenue.