Ralph Avenue & East 79th Street
Ralph Avenue and East 79th Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Glenwood Playground is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Foster Av, is 30 feet away for the B47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Foster Av, 30 feet away, for the B47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Foster Av B4730 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 station600 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63 and 69 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Ralph Avenue (west side).
East side of East 79th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 79th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Ralph Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 336918.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5880 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Curtis Playground690 feet
- Glenwood Playground940 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 58 Ambulance station1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.5 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Foster Avenue & Ralph Avenue 150 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 80th Street 350 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 80th Street 380 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 78th Street 450 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 80th Street at Preston Court 500 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 59th Street 500 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Kingsway Place 580 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 81st Street 630 feet
See every intersection along East 79th Street or Ralph Avenue.