Rockaway Parkway & Avenue B
Rockaway Parkway and Avenue B meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,217 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Making a Difference Academy is 120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/Rockaway Pkwy, is 610 feet away for the B8, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/Rockaway Pkwy, 610 feet away, for the B8.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/Rockaway Pkwy B8610 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Linden Blvd & Rockaway Pkwy 24 docks in all740 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 9701 Ditmas Avenue Gas station900 feet
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers940 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 15 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,217 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 660th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 333 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Remsen Village
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue B
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue B
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Rockaway Parkway
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Rockaway Parkway
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Making a Difference Academy School120 feet
- Making a Difference for the Future Preschool120 feet
- New American Academy Charter School (The) School1,020 feet
Show all 5
- Wonder Years Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
- P.S. 233 Langston Hughes School1,180 feet
Health care
- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Hospital900 feet
- Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 96th Street & Avenue B 290 feet
- East 98th Street & Avenue B 320 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Rockaway Parkway 560 feet
- East 95th Street & Avenue B 610 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 98th Street 610 feet
- Thomas S Boyland Street & East 98th Street 660 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Ditmas Avenue 680 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Avenue A 810 feet
See every intersection along Avenue B or Rockaway Parkway.