Flatlands Avenue & East 88th Street
Flatlands Avenue and East 88th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,104 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Canarsie Ascend Middle School is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 88 St, is 120 feet away for the B6 and B82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 88 St, 120 feet away, for the B6 and B82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 88 St B6, B82120 feetB6 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B82 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station1,040 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,104 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 714th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 511 more were issued.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- 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 1930 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 88th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 88th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7AM-7:30AM
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 339958.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Canarsie Ascend Middle School520 feet
- Clarkson Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
- Big Minds, Tiny Hands Preschool, ages 2 to 5850 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Miracles RC Church House of worship550 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch640 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and eight 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 89th Street 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 87th Street 260 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 86th Street 520 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Remsen Avenue 540 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 88th Street 720 feet
- Avenue J & East 88th Street 790 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 85th Street 790 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 91st Street 820 feet
See every intersection along East 88th Street or Flatlands Avenue.