Flatlands Avenue & East 106th Street
Flatlands Avenue and East 106th Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Breukelen development. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Police Service Area #1 Satellite is 200 feet away, and Canarsie Post Office is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, East 105 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is East 105 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- East 105 St L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Canarsie
1 line- L …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Crescendo” (2007) by Michael Ingui at the East 105 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 105 St, 220 feet away, for the B82, B82 SBS, B103 and BM2.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 105 St B82, B82 SBS, B103, BM2220 feetB82 B82 SBS B103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
- B82 SBS …
- B103 …
- BM2 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 10802 Flatlands Avenue Gas station740 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 42 and 46 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 12 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1960.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Breukelen development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 106th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 106th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 garden
- 1 nature area
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- A Plus Kidz Academy School260 feet
- Breukelen Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5790 feet
- Breukelen Recreation Rooms Head Start/UPK Preschool, ages 2 to 5820 feet
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- The Science and Medicine Middle School890 feet
- Recreation Rooms and Settlement Pre-K920 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Nature area780 feet
- Breukelen Ballfields Park1,130 feet
- Ponderosa Garden1,140 feet
Community centers and public services
- Breukelen Community Center920 feet
- Canarsie Post Office1,000 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station200 feet
Supermarkets
- Food World Supermarket Supermarket610 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,010 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and four 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & East 105th Street 250 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 107th Street 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 104th Street 520 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 108th Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 106th Street 790 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 103rd Street 790 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 105th Street 960 feet
- Avenue J & East 105th Street 1,040 feet
See every intersection along East 106th Street or Flatlands Avenue.