Avenue N & East 108th Street
Avenue N and East 108th 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. Fresh Creek Nature Preserve is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Seaview Av/E 108 St, is 800 feet away for the B17, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1989, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Seaview Av/E 108 St, 800 feet away, for the B17.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Seaview Av/E 108 St B17800 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 2000 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.5 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
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
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue N
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue N
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 108th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 108th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Nature area310 feet
- Canarsie Park870 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 signal or safety change
- 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:
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 9th Street 260 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 8th Street 260 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 7th Street 520 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 10th Street 520 feet
- Avenue N & East 105th Street 770 feet
- Avenue M & East 108th Street 780 feet
- Seaview Avenue & East 108th Street 800 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 9th Street 1,030 feet
See every intersection along Avenue N or East 108th Street.