Kings Highway & Rockaway Parkway

Kings Highway and Rockaway Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 44 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 622 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Howard Malls is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them schools, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
39 hurt
44 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Saratoga Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Rockaway Pkwy/Clarkson Av · B47
Within a walk
20 places
8 schools, 7 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kings Highway & Rockaway Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3
    0.4 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Chandelier” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Saratoga Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Clarkson Av, 340 feet away, for the B47.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Pkwy/Clarkson Av B47
    340 feet
    B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Rockaway Parkway.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kings Hwy & E 98 St 18 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1143 Clarkson Avenue Gas station
    390 feet
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 44 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 39 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 622 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
41
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Remsen Village
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 132 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the black oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Kings Highway

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

West side of Kings Highway

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Rockaway Parkway

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Rockaway Parkway

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. East Brooklyn Community High School
    480 feet
  2. Brooklyn Ascend Charter Es School
    640 feet
  3. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
    640 feet
Show all 10
  1. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6 School
    640 feet
  2. Future Lights Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  3. Step by Step Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  4. Uncommon Kings CMS School
    1,180 feet
  5. Lamad Averne Academy Charter School
    1,180 feet
  6. Middle School for Art and Philosophy School
    1,210 feet
  7. Uncommon Kings Charter School NYC School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Garden
    1,050 feet
  2. Howard Malls Park
    1,090 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 15/Engine 283 Fire station
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    650 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kings Highway or Rockaway Parkway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.