East 88th Street & Church Lane
East 88th Street and Church Lane meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Remsen Av/Avenue J, is 600 feet away for the B17, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 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, 600 feet away, for the B17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Avenue J B17600 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2018.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is 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 1935 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Church Lane
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 88th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 88th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Big Minds, Tiny Hands Preschool, ages 2 to 5280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & East 88th Street 230 feet
- East 87th Street & Church Lane 260 feet
- East 89th Street & Church Lane 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 89th Street 470 feet
- Avenue J & East 87th Street 490 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Church Lane 540 feet
- Avenue J & Remsen Avenue 730 feet
- Avenue J & East 86th Street 740 feet
See every intersection along Church Lane or East 88th Street.