Rockaway Avenue & Newport Street
Rockaway Avenue and Newport Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 888 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Newport Garden is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Rockaway Av 31,100 feet3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
New Lots
1 line- 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 Rockaway Av/Newport St, 120 feet away, for the B60.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Av/Newport St B60120 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Lott Ave & Rockaway Ave 16 docks in all590 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 9701 Ditmas Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 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
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 888 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 835th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 441 more were issued.
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
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 173 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Newport Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Newport Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Rockaway Avenue
- No parking 6 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 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 gardens
- 3 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Mott Hall IV School500 feet
- P.S. 041 Francis White School500 feet
- Saint Christopher Ottlie Preschool, ages 2 to 5520 feet
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- Sco Family of Services Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K520 feet
- P.S. 184 Newport School950 feet
- The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Newport Garden50 feet
- Gethsemane Garden470 feet
- Abib Newborn Garden570 feet
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- Newport Playground830 feet
- Floyd Patterson Ballfields Park1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship750 feet
- Cornerstone Pentecostal Church House of worship1,140 feet
- Little Rock Baptist Church House of worship1,310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 230 Riverdale Avenue Older adult center620 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 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:
- Chester Street & Newport Street 270 feet
- Newport Street & Thatford Avenue 270 feet
- Bristol Street & Newport Street 520 feet
- Newport Street & Osborn Street 520 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & Lott Avenue 570 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & Riverdale Avenue 570 feet
- Newport Street & Watkins Street 790 feet
- Thomas S Boyland Street & Newport Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Newport Street or Rockaway Avenue.