Avenue N & East 87th Street
Avenue N and East 87th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Canarsie Park is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue N, is 900 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 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 Remsen Av/Avenue N, 900 feet away, for the B17.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue N B17900 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2000 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 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 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Gedolah Ohr Yisroel School1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Canarsie Park880 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Tikvah Congregation House of worship1,010 feet
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue N & East 88th Street 260 feet
- Avenue N & East 86th Street 260 feet
- Avenue N & East 89th Street 520 feet
- Avenue N & East 85th Street 530 feet
- Avenue M & East 87th Street 780 feet
- Seaview Avenue & East 87th Street 800 feet
- Avenue N & Remsen Avenue 800 feet
- Avenue N & East 84th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue N or East 87th Street.