Flatlands Avenue & East 76th Street
Flatlands Avenue and East 76th Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Academy for Conservation and the Environment is 550 feet away, and Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence and Equity is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 76 St, is 50 feet away for the B6 and B82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them schools, and 15 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 76 St, 50 feet away, for the B6 and B82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 76 St B6, B8250 feetB6 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B82 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 76th Street.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 7702 Flatlands Avenue Gas station460 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 24 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2019
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
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 76th Street
- No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 schools
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Academy for Conservation and the Environment School550 feet
- Brooklyn Bridge Academy School550 feet
- Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence and Equity School550 feet
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- Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School550 feet
- Uncommon Preparatory CHS School550 feet
- Uncommon Preparatory Charter High School550 feet
- Victory Collegiate High School550 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket590 feet
- Bravo Supermarket880 feet
- Key Food Supermarket1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & East 77th Street 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 78th Street 530 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 79th Street 790 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Ralph Avenue 870 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Paerdegat Avenue South 970 feet
- Paerdegat Avenue North & East 77th Street 1,050 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 80th Street 1,070 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 59th Street 1,200 feet
See every intersection along East 76th Street or Flatlands Avenue.