Avenue M & East 85th Street
Avenue M and East 85th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 52 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Avenue M/E 85 St, is 40 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue M/E 85 St, 40 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue M/E 85 St B103, BM240 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
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 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 15 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 52 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 184th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 560 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Westbound on Avenue M | 52 | 474 |
| Northbound on East 85th Street | – | 86 |
| Total | 52 | 560 |
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
Homes
About 1,300 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 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue M
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 85th Street
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 85th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 86th Street 270 feet
- Avenue M & East 84th Street 270 feet
- Avenue M & East 87th Street 530 feet
- Avenue M & East 83rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue M & East 82nd Street 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 85th Street 780 feet
- Avenue N & East 85th Street 780 feet
- Avenue M & East 88th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 85th Street.