Rockaway Parkway & Clarkson Avenue

Rockaway Parkway and Clarkson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Saratoga Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Rockaway Pkwy/Clarkson Av · B47
Within a walk
21 places
7 religious buildings, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Parkway & Clarkson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Saratoga 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. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3
    0.3 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Chandelier” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Saratoga Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Clarkson Av, 180 feet away, for the B47.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Pkwy/Clarkson Av B47
    180 feet
    B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Rockaway Parkway.

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kings Hwy & E 98 St 18 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1143 Clarkson Avenue Gas station
    220 feet
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
41
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Remsen Village
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 132 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Clarkson Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Clarkson Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Rockaway Parkway

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Rockaway Parkway

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Ascend Charter Es School
    470 feet
  2. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
    470 feet
  3. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6 School
    470 feet
Show all 10
  1. Future Lights Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  2. East Brooklyn Community High School
    650 feet
  3. Lamad Averne Academy Charter School
    1,010 feet
  4. Step by Step Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  5. Lamad Academy Charter School
    1,150 feet
  6. P.S. 219 Kennedy-King School
    1,150 feet
  7. Traditional Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Garden
    980 feet
  2. Howard Malls Park
    1,020 feet
  3. Kennedy King Playground
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 15/Engine 283 Fire station
    830 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    460 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    580 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Clarkson Avenue or Rockaway Parkway.

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