Rockaway Parkway & Avenue A
Rockaway Parkway and Avenue A meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brookdale Hospital Medical Center is 180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/Rockaway Pkwy, is 330 feet away for the B8, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/Rockaway Pkwy, 330 feet away, for the B8.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/Rockaway Pkwy B8330 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Rockaway Parkway.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Linden Blvd & Rockaway Pkwy 24 docks in all150 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 9701 Ditmas Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers430 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2016
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11212
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Remsen Village
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to five travel lanes
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1966.
Since 2014 at least 160 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 hospital
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Wonder Years Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5530 feet
- Making a Difference Academy School930 feet
- Making a Difference for the Future Preschool930 feet
Health care
- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Hospital180 feet
- Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice440 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- East Flatbush Library1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- Calvary Nazarene Church House of worship1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,030 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and 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:
- Linden Boulevard & Rockaway Parkway 250 feet
- East 96th Street & Avenue A 300 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 96th Street 320 feet
- East 95th Street & Avenue A 620 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 98th Street 700 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Church Avenue 750 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Avenue B 810 feet
- East 94th Street & Avenue A 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue A or Rockaway Parkway.