Coney Island Avenue & Avenue L
Coney Island Avenue and Avenue L meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,178 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Cong Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about eight minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave M, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Ave M Q0.4 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hare Apparent” (2011) by Rita MacDonald at the Ave M station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue L, 120 feet away, for the B68.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue L B68120 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2015
- Turn calming, December 2019
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,178 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 677th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 692 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 66 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 74 signs on these blocks
- 21 different rules
- 10 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles 8am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 4 hour passenger vehicles 8am to 7pm Friday on Coney Island Avenue (west side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Coney Island Avenue (west side).
North side of Avenue L
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue L
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
East side of Coney Island Avenue
- Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304747, 308828, 310203 and 310496.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.
- 14 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 5 schools
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Ohr Shraga D'Veretsky School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K50 feet
- Cong Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky School130 feet
- Academy for Social Action Trade or language school650 feet
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- Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin School650 feet
- YDE School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K770 feet
- Yeshiva Darche Eres - Kindergarten School840 feet
- P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov School1,010 feet
- Omni Childhood Center Preschool1,120 feet
- Yeshiva Birchas Shmuel School1,180 feet
- Smart Stars Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 51,200 feet
- Peer Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Agudas Achim of Midwood House of worship260 feet
Supermarkets
- Pomegranate Supermarket320 feet
- Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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 L & East 10th Street 280 feet
- Avenue L & East 12th Street 280 feet
- Avenue L & East 9th Street 540 feet
- Avenue L & East 13th Street 540 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Locust Avenue 730 feet
- Avenue L & East 8th Street 800 feet
- Avenue L & East 14th Street 800 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue K 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or Coney Island Avenue.