Blake Avenue & Rockaway Avenue
Blake Avenue and Rockaway Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Brownsville development. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 125 Playground is 280 feet away, and Langston Hughes Community Center is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Rockaway Av 31,100 feet3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
New Lots
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The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Paroles Vagabondes/Wisdom Along the Way” (2017) by Béatrice Lebreton at the Rockaway Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Av/Blake Av, 100 feet away, for the B60.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Av/Blake Av B60100 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Blake Avenue.
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Rockaway Ave & Blake Ave 16 docks in all80 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 26 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11212
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 16
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 73
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Brownsville
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1954 and 1975.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Brownsville development.
Since 2014 at least 115 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 48 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Blake Avenue
- Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Blake Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Rockaway Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Rockaway Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 7 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 3 gardens
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 older adult centers
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School700 feet
- Legacy Leadership High School700 feet
- Mott Hall Bridges Academy School700 feet
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- P.S./I.S. 323 School700 feet
- Rize & Shine Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- P.S. 125 Playground280 feet
- Betsy Head Park570 feet
- ISO Student Farm Garden640 feet
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- Living Laboratory Community Garden860 feet
- Dr. Green Playground1,050 feet
- Imagination Playground at Betsy Head Playground1,060 feet
- Amboy Street Garden1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Risen Christ Lutheran Church House of worship210 feet
- Mount Hebron Church House of worship890 feet
- Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries House of worship960 feet
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- First Baptist Church Brownsville House of worship1,100 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 528 Mother Gaston Boulevard Older adult center1,040 feet
- Langston Hughes Community Center1,040 feet
- Brownsville Post Office1,040 feet
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- Older adult center at 301 Sutter Avenue Older adult center1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- Blake Avenue & Chester Street 260 feet
- Blake Avenue & Osborn Street 510 feet
- Blake Avenue & Bristol Street 520 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Rockaway Avenue 570 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Rockaway Avenue 570 feet
- Blake Avenue & Thomas S Boyland Street 800 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Chester Street 830 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Chester Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Blake Avenue or Rockaway Avenue.