East 108th Street & Flatlands 8th Street
East 108th Street and Flatlands 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Canarsie Park is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Seaview Av/E 108 St, is 1,060 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.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Seaview Av/E 108 St, 1,060 feet away, for the B17.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Seaview Av/E 108 St B171,060 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.
- 10802 Flatlands Avenue 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 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.
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
North side of Flatlands 8th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Flatlands 8th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 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 Park1,140 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 7th Street 250 feet
- Avenue N & East 108th Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & East 108th Street 520 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 9th Street 520 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 8th Street 770 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 6th Street 780 feet
- East 108th Street & Flatlands 10th Street 780 feet
- East 105th Street & Flatlands 7th Street 1,020 feet
See every intersection along East 108th Street or Flatlands 8th Street.