East 78th Street & Paerdegat 1st Street
East 78th Street and Paerdegat 1st Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Explore Excel Charter School-Upper School Campus is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 78 St, is 1,160 feet away for the B6 and B82, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 78 St, 1,160 feet away, for the B6 and B82.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 78 St B6, B821,160 feetB6 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B82 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet, an on-street corral
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 7702 Flatlands Avenue Gas station960 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 78th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 78th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Paerdegat 1st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Explore Excel Charter School-Upper School Campus School1,260 feet
- I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area340 feet
- Bildersee Playground1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket970 feet
- Bravo Supermarket1,180 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 79th Street & Paerdegat 1st Street 270 feet
- Paerdegat Avenue North & East 77th Street 300 feet
- Avenue J & East 80th Street 560 feet
- Paerdegat Avenue North & Paerdegat 2nd Street 570 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 2nd Street 790 feet
- Paerdegat Avenue North & Paerdegat 3rd Street 830 feet
- Avenue J & East 81st Street 840 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 78th Street 910 feet
See every intersection along East 78th Street or Paerdegat 1st Street.