Avenue N & Rockaway Parkway
Avenue N and Rockaway Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Temple Emanuel of Canarsie is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue N, is 50 feet away for the B42, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue N, 50 feet away, for the B42.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue N B42 · Shelter50 feetB42
Next buses at this stop
- B42 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2000 Rockaway Parkway Gas station690 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 23 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
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 N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue N
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Rockaway Parkway
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Rockaway Parkway
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 340037.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
Libraries, museums and history
- Jamaica Bay Library1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Emanuel of Canarsie House of worship410 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch740 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket690 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy670 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue N & East 96th Street 290 feet
- Avenue N & East 98th Street 320 feet
- Avenue N & East 99th Street 590 feet
- Avenue N & East 95th Street 610 feet
- Avenue M & Rockaway Parkway 780 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Seaview Avenue 800 feet
- Avenue N & East 100th Street 850 feet
- Avenue N & East 94th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Avenue N or Rockaway Parkway.