Rockaway Avenue & Ames Lane
Rockaway Avenue and Ames Lane meet at a three-way junction in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 760 feet to the 69th Precinct. The nearest subway, Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. Within 820 feet are 45 homes, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Av/Avenue D, 320 feet away, for the B60.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Av/Avenue D B60 · Shelter320 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Osborn St & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 909 Rockaway Parkway Gas station810 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-New Lots
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 45 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 66 School1,190 feet
Fire and police
- 69th Precinct Police station760 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- Avenue D & Rockaway Avenue at East 99th Street 260 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & East 98th Street 330 feet
- Avenue D & Rockaway Avenue 400 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 98th Street 590 feet
- Foster Avenue & Rockaway Avenue 630 feet
- Avenue D & East 101st Street 780 feet
- Foster Avenue & Rockaway Parkway 800 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Avenue D 850 feet
See every intersection along Ames Lane or Rockaway Avenue.