East 96th Street & Holmes Lane
East 96th Street and Holmes Lane meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Aaa Sfard Congregation is 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue K, is 600 feet away for the B42, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue K, 600 feet away, for the B42.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue K B42600 feetB42
Next buses at this stop
- B42 …
Cycling
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1512 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.6 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 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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1920 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East 96th Street (both sides).
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 336564 and 340843.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media School560 feet
- High School for Medical Professions School560 feet
- Urban Action Academy School560 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sledge Playground450 feet
Houses of worship
- Aaa Sfard Congregation House of worship540 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch820 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 96th Street 270 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Holmes Lane 290 feet
- East 95th Street & Holmes Lane 320 feet
- Avenue L & East 96th Street 510 feet
- Avenue K & Rockaway Parkway 560 feet
- Avenue K & East 95th Street 590 feet
- Avenue L & Rockaway Parkway 790 feet
- Avenue L & East 95th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along East 96th Street or Holmes Lane.