Rockaway Avenue & Lott Avenue

Rockaway Avenue and Lott Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Newport Garden is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, eight of them schools, and five places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
36 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Rockaway Av/Lott Av · B60
Within a walk
23 places
8 schools, 6 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Avenue & Lott Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway 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. New Lots Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

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 Rockaway Av/Lott Av, 40 feet away, for the B60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Av/Lott Av B60
    40 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lott Ave & Rockaway Ave 16 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 9701 Ditmas Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 36 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 186 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Lott Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Lott Avenue

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

East side of Rockaway Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Rockaway Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 8 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Democracy Academy School
    950 feet
  2. Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy) School
    950 feet
  3. Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School
    950 feet
Show all 12
  1. Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School NYC School
    950 feet
  2. P.S. 165 Ida Posner School
    1,030 feet
  3. Mott Hall IV School
    1,070 feet
  4. P.S. 041 Francis White School
    1,070 feet
  5. Saint Christopher Ottlie Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  6. Sco Family of Services Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  7. Joyful Tots Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet
  8. Adaptive Solutions- Hegeman School
    1,190 feet
  9. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Newport Garden
    620 feet
  2. Osborn Playground
    840 feet
  3. Gethsemane Garden
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Abib Newborn Garden
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. Congrectional El Verbo Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 230 Riverdale Avenue Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lott Avenue or Rockaway Avenue.

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