Avenue M & East 87th Street
Avenue M and East 87th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 451 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Avenue M/E 85 St, is 570 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 1,100 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, 570 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue M/E 85 St B103, BM2570 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.3 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.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 451 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,245th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 317 more were issued.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 30 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
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue M
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 87th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 87th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- 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 88th Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & East 86th Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & East 89th Street 520 feet
- Avenue M & East 85th Street 530 feet
- Avenue N & East 87th Street 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 87th Street 780 feet
- Avenue M & Remsen Avenue 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 84th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 87th Street.