Rockaway Avenue & Riverdale Avenue
Rockaway Avenue and Riverdale Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Newport Garden is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Rockaway Av 3530 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
- Saratoga Av 30.5 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, 50 feet away, for the B99.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverdale Av/Rockaway Av B9950 feetB99
Next buses at this stop
- B99 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverdale Ave & Osborn St 16 docks in all480 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 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 26 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 9 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,100 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 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky coffeetree and the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Riverdale Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Riverdale Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Rockaway Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Rockaway Avenue
- No parking 7 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 listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 8 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 gardens
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Saint Christopher Ottlie Preschool, ages 2 to 5590 feet
- Sco Family of Services Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K590 feet
- Mott Hall IV School770 feet
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- The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K680 feet
- P.S. 041 Francis White School770 feet
- P.A.L./W.O.C.E. Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5990 feet
- Kids-Centric, Inc Pal World Creative School1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Newport Playground310 feet
- Newport Garden570 feet
- Nehemiah Park830 feet
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- Nehemiah Park Playground880 feet
- Gethsemane Garden1,040 feet
- Floyd Patterson Ballfields Park1,110 feet
- Abib Newborn Garden1,140 feet
- It's All About Brownsville Garden1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- Cornerstone Pentecostal Church House of worship570 feet
- Little Rock Baptist Church House of worship740 feet
- First Baptist Church Brownsville House of worship780 feet
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- Our Lady Mercy Church House of worship1,020 feet
- Peoples Baptist Church House of worship1,220 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 230 Riverdale Avenue Older adult center220 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket810 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 17 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:
- Riverdale Avenue & Chester Street 270 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & Thatford Avenue 270 feet
- Bristol Street & Riverdale Avenue 520 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & Osborn Street 520 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & Newport Street 570 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & Livonia Avenue 570 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & Watkins Street 790 feet
- Thomas S Boyland Street & Riverdale Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Riverdale Avenue or Rockaway Avenue.