Foster Avenue & East 82nd Street
Foster Avenue and East 82nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Curtis Playground is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Foster Av, is 760 feet away for the B47, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and eight places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Foster Av, 760 feet away, for the B47.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Foster Av B47760 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 station780 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 82nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 82nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Curtis Playground70 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 58 Ambulance station820 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket820 feet
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five 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 81st Street 270 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 83rd Street 270 feet
- East 83rd Street & South Market Street 470 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 80th Street 540 feet
- East 83rd Street & Preston Court 580 feet
- East 83rd Street & Center Market Street 680 feet
- Foster Avenue & Ralph Avenue 740 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 80th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along East 82nd Street or Foster Avenue.