Foster Avenue & East 81st Street
Foster Avenue and East 81st Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Curtis Playground is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Foster Av, is 500 feet away for the B47, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Foster Av, 500 feet away, for the B47.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Foster Av B47500 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 401 East 80th Street Gas station1,080 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 81st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 81st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
South side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Curtis Playground60 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 58 Ambulance station1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket1,090 feet
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Foster Avenue & East 82nd Street 270 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 80th Street 280 feet
- Foster Avenue & Ralph Avenue 470 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 80th Street 480 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 83rd Street 530 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 80th Street at Preston Court 560 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 79th Street 630 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Kingsway Place 640 feet
See every intersection along East 81st Street or Foster Avenue.