Fulton Street & Rockwell Place

Fulton Street and Rockwell Place meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. BAM Harvey Theater is 110 feet away, and General Edward Big Ned Fowler Monument is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Nevins St, is about two minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, five of them schools, and 57 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Fulton Street, 7am to 7pm.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nevins St
400 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Fulton St/Rockwell Pl · B52
Within a walk
34 places
5 schools, 4 parks and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fulton Street & Rockwell Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nevins St, 400 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    400 feet
    2 3 4 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St G
    810 feet
    G
  2. DeKalb Av B, Q, R
    880 feet
    B Q R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Work & Nature” (1997) by Anton van Dalen at the Nevins St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Rockwell Pl, 80 feet away, for the B52.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Rockwell Pl B52
    80 feet
    B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Fulton Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 116 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & Schermerhorn St 35 docks in all
    790 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,700 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 2014 and 2022.

Since 2014 at least 584 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Fulton Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Fulton Street

  • For-hire vehicles only 1 sign FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of Rockwell Place

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Rockwell Place

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1907 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 public spaces
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Independent School
    870 feet
  2. The International Charter School of New York Annex School
    890 feet
  3. Brooklyn Hospital-Caledonia Hospital College
    1,150 feet
Show all 9
  1. Khalil Gibran International Academy School
    960 feet
  2. The Elizabeth Jennings School for Bold Explorers School
    960 feet
  3. Brooklyn Rise Charter School
    960 feet
  4. Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  5. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  6. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden
    550 feet
  2. Betty Carter Park
    640 feet
  3. MoCADA Ubuntu Garden
    950 feet
Show all 7
  1. University Place Park
    980 feet
  2. Sixteen Sycamores Playground
    990 feet
  3. Fowler Square
    1,150 feet
  4. Fort Greene Park
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Forte Public space
    170 feet
  2. Fox Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    390 feet
  3. Fowler Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,190 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    550 feet
  2. Public space at BAM South Public space
    1,030 feet

Health care

  1. Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus Hospital
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    980 feet
  2. General Edward Big Ned Fowler Monument Monument or memorial
    1,120 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. BAM Harvey Theater Theater or concert hall
    110 feet
  2. Polonsky Shakespeare Center Theater or concert hall
    350 feet
  3. Brooklyn Academy of Music Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Recovery House of Worship Church Listed historic place
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooklyn Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,200 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Brooklyn Center Career or business center
    1,200 feet
  3. Times Plaza Post Office
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    350 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    580 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    760 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    750 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,010 feet
  2. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    0.3 miles
  2. City Point Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fulton Street 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.