East 96th Street & Smiths Lane
East 96th Street and Smiths Lane meet at a four-way crossing 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. St Albans Episcopal Church is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy L660 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Farragut Rd, 550 feet away, for the B60.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Pkwy/Farragut Rd B60550 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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.
- 909 Rockaway Parkway Gas station1,280 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers560 feet
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 June 2022.
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
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Smiths Lane
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Fob School of Health Careers Trade or language school1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- St Albans Episcopal Church House of worship480 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 58/Engine 257/Ladder 170 Fire station520 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch780 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Farragut Road & East 96th Street 240 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Smiths Lane 290 feet
- East 95th Street & Smiths Lane 320 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 96th Street 480 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Farragut Road 520 feet
- Farragut Road & East 95th Street 550 feet
- Glenwood Road & Rockaway Parkway 770 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 95th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along East 96th Street or Smiths Lane.