Flatlands Avenue & East 85th Street
Flatlands Avenue and East 85th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady of Miracles RC Church is 440 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 86 St, is 180 feet away for the B6 and B82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 86 St, 180 feet away, for the B6 and B82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 86 St B6, B82180 feetB6 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B82 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station250 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 23 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023
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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1970.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 85th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 85th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Canarsie Ascend Middle School800 feet
- The Bright Little Scholars Centers Tree Preschool, ages 2 to 51,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bildersee Playground850 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Miracles RC Church House of worship440 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 12 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & East 86th Street 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 84th Street 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 87th Street 530 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 83rd Street 530 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 85th Street 720 feet
- Avenue J & East 85th Street 790 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 88th Street 790 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 82nd Street 790 feet
See every intersection along East 85th Street or Flatlands Avenue.