Chester Street & Newport Street

Chester Street and Newport Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 041 Francis White is 770 feet away, and P.S. 184 Newport is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Rockaway Av/Newport St · B60
Within a walk
19 places
9 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Chester Street & Newport Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …
New Lots
1 line
  1. 3 …

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/Newport St, 390 feet away, for the B60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Av/Newport St B60
    390 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lott Ave & Rockaway Ave 16 docks in all
    850 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1408 Linden Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 186 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Chester Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Chester Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Newport Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Newport Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Mott Hall IV School
    770 feet
  2. P.S. 041 Francis White School
    770 feet
  3. Saint Christopher Ottlie Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sco Family of Services Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    780 feet
  2. P.S. 184 Newport School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gethsemane Garden
    200 feet
  2. Newport Garden
    310 feet
  3. Abib Newborn Garden
    840 feet
Show all 4
  1. Newport Playground
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. Cornerstone Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Little Rock Baptist Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. First Baptist Church Brownsville House of worship
    1,250 feet
  2. Congrectional El Verbo Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 230 Riverdale Avenue Older adult center
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Chester Street or Newport Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.