East 79th Street & Paerdegat 1st Street
East 79th Street and Paerdegat 1st Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bildersee Playground is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 80 St, is 1,000 feet away for the B6 and B82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 80 St, 1,000 feet away, for the B6 and B82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 80 St B6, B82 · Shelter1,000 feetB6 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B82 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them 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 station1,230 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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
- 13 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 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
- 6 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 79th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 79th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Paerdegat 1st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 335679 and 336385.
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 School980 feet
- I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee School980 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area620 feet
- Bildersee Playground840 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket910 feet
- CTown Supermarket1,020 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and seven 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 78th Street & Paerdegat 1st Street 270 feet
- Avenue J & East 80th Street 280 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 2nd Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 81st Street 560 feet
- Paerdegat Avenue North & East 77th Street 570 feet
- East 80th Street & Paerdegat 3rd Street 780 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 79th Street 820 feet
- Avenue J & East 82nd Street 820 feet
See every intersection along East 79th Street or Paerdegat 1st Street.