Avenue L & Rockaway Parkway

Avenue L and Rockaway Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Temple Emanuel of Canarsie is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue L, is 60 feet away for the B42, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue L · B42
Within a walk
6 places
5 religious buildings and 1 playground, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue L & Rockaway Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue L, 60 feet away, for the B42.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue L B42
    60 feet
    B42

Next buses at this stop

  1. B42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2000 Rockaway Parkway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 800 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 1920 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue L

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Avenue L

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Rockaway Parkway

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Rockaway Parkway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 321398, 326869 and 335741.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sledge Playground
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Aaa Sfard Congregation House of worship
    860 feet
  2. Temple Emanuel of Canarsie House of worship
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    1,230 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and eight 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue L or Rockaway Parkway.

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