East 87th Street & Church Lane
East 87th Street and Church Lane meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Canarsie Ascend Middle School is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue J, is 850 feet away for the B17, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Avenue J, 850 feet away, for the B17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue J B17850 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 May 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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Church Lane
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Church Lane
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 87th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 87th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Big Minds, Tiny Hands Preschool, ages 2 to 5530 feet
- Canarsie Ascend Middle School1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & East 87th Street 250 feet
- East 88th Street & Church Lane 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 88th Street 480 feet
- Avenue J & East 86th Street 510 feet
- East 89th Street & Church Lane 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 89th Street 730 feet
- Avenue J & East 85th Street 780 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Church Lane 790 feet
See every intersection along Church Lane or East 87th Street.