Pitkin Avenue & Rockaway Avenue

Pitkin Avenue and Rockaway Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 55 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mount Hebron Church is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 21 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
32 hurt
55 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Pitkin Av/Rockaway Av · B14
Within a walk
40 places
21 religious buildings, 4 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Rockaway Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Av 3
    0.5 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 Pitkin Av/Rockaway Av, 110 feet away, for the B14.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pitkin Av/Rockaway Av B14 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B14
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Pitkin Avenue.

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bristol St & Pitkin Ave 16 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1,110 feet
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 55 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 32 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2018
  • Turn calming, September 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023

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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 55 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Pitkin Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Rockaway Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Rockaway Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Farmers market 1 sign FARMERS MARKET ONLY JULY 1 - OCT 31 FRIDAY SATURDAY 8AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 320937, 322483, 330372, 338972 and 340144.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 21 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Sky Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    210 feet
  2. Rize & Shine Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
  3. P.S. 327 Dr. Rose B. English School
    950 feet
Show all 7
  1. Sid Miller Academy School
    950 feet
  2. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  3. Brownsville Collaborative Middle School
    1,190 feet
  4. P.S. 298 Dr. Betty Shabazz School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chester Playground
    460 feet
  2. ISO Student Farm Garden
    830 feet
  3. Howard Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Osborn Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brownsville Library
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Hebron Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. Charity Baptist Church House of worship
    860 feet
  3. Bethany Gospel Chapel House of worship
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1777 Pitkin Avenue Older adult center
    1,010 feet
  2. Brownsville Post Office
    1,030 feet
  3. Langston Hughes Community Center
    1,060 feet
Show all 5
  1. Older adult center at 301 Sutter Avenue Older adult center
    1,060 feet
  2. Howard Community Center
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 44/Engine 231/Ladder 120 Fire station
    1,020 feet
  2. 73rd Precinct Police station
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    70 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    890 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    1,260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Pitkin Avenue or Rockaway Avenue.

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