Avenue J & Rockaway Parkway

Avenue J and Rockaway Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 930 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Canarsie Library is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them schools, and five places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue J · B42
Within a walk
13 places
7 schools, 3 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue J & Rockaway Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue J, 120 feet away, for the B42.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue J B42 · Shelter
    120 feet
    B42
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B42 …

Live arrivals

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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1512 Rockaway Parkway Gas station
    800 feet
  2. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 930 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 815th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 587 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

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 1955 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue J

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Avenue J

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Rockaway Parkway

  • 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 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Rockaway Parkway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 329177 and 341100.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media School
    790 feet
  2. High School for Medical Professions School
    790 feet
  3. Urban Action Academy School
    790 feet
Show all 8
  1. Khyle-Brenaj Early Childhood Ed Ctr School
    1,050 feet
  2. Canarsie Ascend Charter School
    1,060 feet
  3. Fob School of Health Careers Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  4. I.S. 211 John Wilson School
    1,180 feet
  5. Uncommon Canarsie Charter Es School
    1,180 feet

Health care

  1. Four Seasons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    380 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Canarsie Library
    300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue J or Rockaway Parkway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.