Rockaway Avenue & Ditmas Avenue
Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Democracy Academy is 1,000 feet away, and Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy) is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Av/Ditmas Av, is 60 feet away for the B60, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Av/Ditmas Av, 60 feet away, for the B60.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Av/Ditmas Av B6060 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Osborn St & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all1,080 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 9701 Ditmas Avenue Gas station990 feet
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 16
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 73
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-New Lots
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 150 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'City Sprite' zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM
South side of Ditmas Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Rockaway Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Democracy Academy School1,000 feet
- Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy) School1,000 feet
- Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School1,000 feet
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- Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School NYC School1,000 feet
- Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek School1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Osborn Playground830 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ditmas Avenue & Chester Street 300 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Rockaway Avenue 510 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & Bristol Street 600 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 98th Street 720 feet
- Avenue D & Rockaway Avenue 760 feet
- Avenue D & Rockaway Avenue at East 99th Street 900 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Ditmas Avenue 1,050 feet
- Thomas S Boyland Street & East 98th Street 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Ditmas Avenue or Rockaway Avenue.