Dumont Avenue & Rockaway Avenue
Dumont 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, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. First Baptist Church Brownsville is 530 feet away, and Betsy Head Pool is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Rockaway Av 3530 feet3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
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New Lots
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Also within a walk
- Junius St 30.4 miles3
- Saratoga Av 30.5 miles3
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/Dumont Av, 110 feet away, for the B60.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Av/Dumont Av B60 · Shelter110 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
- 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Rockaway Ave & Blake Ave 16 docks in all650 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2022
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
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
Homes
About 2,700 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 1976.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Brownsville development.
Since 2014 at least 291 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 41 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Dumont Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Dumont Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Rockaway Avenue
- Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JULY 1 - NOV 30 FRIDAY 10AM-5PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Rockaway Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 8 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 gardens
- 2 playgrounds
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- P.A.L./W.O.C.E. Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5990 feet
- Kids-Centric, Inc Pal World Creative School1,060 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School1,260 feet
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- Legacy Leadership High School1,260 feet
- Mott Hall Bridges Academy School1,270 feet
- P.S./I.S. 323 School1,270 feet
- Rize & Shine Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- P.S. 125 Playground350 feet
- Living Laboratory Community Garden500 feet
- Betsy Head Park570 feet
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- Imagination Playground at Betsy Head Playground610 feet
- ISO Student Farm Garden1,210 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Stone Avenue Library1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- First Baptist Church Brownsville House of worship530 feet
- Risen Christ Lutheran Church House of worship570 feet
- Cornerstone Pentecostal Church House of worship810 feet
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- Little Rock Baptist Church House of worship1,060 feet
Community centers and public services
- Betsy Head Field House Recreation center900 feet
- Betsy Head Pool Swimming pool1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket810 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 14 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:
- Dumont Avenue & Chester Street 270 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Osborn Street 500 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Bristol Street 520 feet
- Blake Avenue & Rockaway Avenue 570 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & Livonia Avenue 570 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Thomas S Boyland Street 800 feet
- Blake Avenue & Chester Street 830 feet
- Livonia Avenue & Chester Street 840 feet
See every intersection along Dumont Avenue or Rockaway Avenue.