Dekalb Avenue & Rockwell Place

Dekalb Avenue and Rockwell Place meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. University Place is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about two minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them parks, and 32 places to eat. About 6,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2012 and 2023, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
470 feet · 2 min on foot · B, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
De Kalb Av/Flatbush Av Ext · B38
Within a walk
15 places
3 parks, 2 colleges and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Rockwell Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. DeKalb Av B, Q, R
    470 feet
    B Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    900 feet
    2 3 4 5
  2. Fulton St G
    0.3 miles
    G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Masstransiscope” (1980) by Bill Brand and “DeKalb Improvisation” (2005) by Stephen Johnson at the DeKalb Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Flatbush Av Ext, 510 feet away, for the B38.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Flatbush Av Ext B38
    510 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dekalb Avenue.

  • 81 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ashland Pl & Dekalb Ave 47 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 6,300 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 2012 and 2023.

Since 2014 at least 450 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Dekalb Avenue (north side).

South side of Dekalb Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300105 and 300592.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical, and built between 1906 and 1908.

  1. Dime Savings Bank Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 2 public spaces
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Hospital-Caledonia Hospital College
    560 feet
  2. Brooklyn Technical High School
    1,140 feet
  3. Long Island Univ-Brooklyn Campus College
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. University Place Park
    520 feet
  2. Fort Greene Park
    660 feet
  3. Greene Garden
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden
    1,140 feet
  2. Betty Carter Park
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Forte Public space
    750 feet
  2. Fox Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    810 feet
  3. Albee Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    1,140 feet

Health care

  1. Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus Hospital
    560 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. BAM Harvey Theater Theater or concert hall
    650 feet
  2. Polonsky Shakespeare Center Theater or concert hall
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    780 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    990 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,160 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,170 feet
  2. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    1,100 feet
  2. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Rockwell Place.

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