Riverdale Avenue & Thatford Avenue
Riverdale Avenue and Thatford Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Newport Playground is 50 feet away, and Floyd Patterson Ballfields is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1975 and 2011, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Rockaway Av 3800 feet3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
New Lots
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Also within a walk
- Junius St 30.4 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 Riverdale Av/Rockaway Av, 220 feet away, for the B99.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverdale Av/Rockaway Av B99220 feetB99
Next buses at this stop
- B99 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverdale Ave & Osborn St 16 docks in all210 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 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 1975 and 2011.
Since 2014 at least 417 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Riverdale Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of Riverdale Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Thatford Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Thatford Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 3 gardens
- 2 parks
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Saint Christopher Ottlie Preschool, ages 2 to 5320 feet
- Sco Family of Services Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K320 feet
- Mott Hall IV School500 feet
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- The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K420 feet
- P.S. 041 Francis White School500 feet
- Kids-Centric, Inc Pal World Creative School860 feet
- P.A.L./W.O.C.E. Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 51,250 feet
- P.S. 184 Newport School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Newport Playground50 feet
- Nehemiah Park560 feet
- Nehemiah Park Playground610 feet
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- Newport Garden670 feet
- Floyd Patterson Ballfields Park840 feet
- Abib Newborn Garden880 feet
- Gethsemane Garden1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady Mercy Church House of worship750 feet
- Cornerstone Pentecostal Church House of worship830 feet
- Little Rock Baptist Church House of worship1,000 feet
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- First Baptist Church Brownsville House of worship1,050 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 230 Riverdale Avenue Older adult center150 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket1,070 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 14 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Riverdale Avenue & Osborn Street 260 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & Riverdale Avenue 270 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & Watkins Street 520 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & Chester Street 530 feet
- Newport Street & Thatford Avenue 570 feet
- Bristol Street & Riverdale Avenue 790 feet
- Mother Gaston Boulevard & Riverdale Avenue 790 feet
- Newport Street & Osborn Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Riverdale Avenue or Thatford Avenue.