Avenue N & East 88th Street
Avenue N and East 88th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Gedolah Ohr Yisroel is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue N, is 640 feet away for the B17, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 1,200 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, 640 feet away, for the B17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue N B17640 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 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 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 a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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 1,200 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 46 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
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue N
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue N
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 88th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 88th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 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 School740 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Canarsie Park870 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Tikvah Congregation House of worship750 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue N & East 87th Street 260 feet
- Avenue N & East 89th Street 260 feet
- Avenue N & East 86th Street 520 feet
- Avenue N & Remsen Avenue 540 feet
- Avenue M & East 88th Street 780 feet
- Avenue N & East 85th Street 790 feet
- Seaview Avenue & East 88th Street 800 feet
- Avenue N & East 91st Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Avenue N or East 88th Street.