East 108th Street & Flatlands 2nd Street
East 108th Street and Flatlands 2nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Science and Medicine Middle School is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 105 St/Avenue K, is 990 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 105 St/Avenue K, 990 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 105 St/Avenue K B103, BM2990 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 10802 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1965.
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- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and March 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 108th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Flatlands 2nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Flatlands 2nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Science and Medicine Middle School930 feet
- Bev's Kiddie Daycare II Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Nature area50 feet
- P.S. 279 Playground1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Food World Supermarket Supermarket1,220 feet
Food 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 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 1st Street 250 feet
- Avenue K & East 108th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 108th Street 520 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 3rd Street 530 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 2nd Street 770 feet
- Avenue J & East 107th Street 780 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 4th Street 780 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 1st Street 1,020 feet
See every intersection along East 108th Street or Flatlands 2nd Street.