Rockaway Parkway & East New York Avenue
Rockaway Parkway and East New York Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn, at the edge of Lincoln Terrace Park. Between 2021 and 2025, 72 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brownsville Academy High School is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, is about four minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3980 feet3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
New Lots
1 line- 3 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ailanthus” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Sutter Av-Rutland Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is East New York Av/E 98 St, 180 feet away, for the B12.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East New York Av/E 98 St B12180 feetB12
Next buses at this stop
- B12 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Buffalo Avenue, East New York Avenue and Rockaway Parkway.
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Buffalo Ave & E New York Ave 24 docks in all210 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.
- 1412 Eastern Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 72 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 45 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11212
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 67 and 77 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Remsen Village; the corner is on the edge of the Lincoln Terrace Park area
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to five travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 118 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 49 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and August 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Buffalo Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Buffalo Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of East New York Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East New York Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of Rockaway Parkway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Rockaway Parkway
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- P.S. 189 the Bilingual Center School260 feet
- Aspirations Diploma Plus High School520 feet
- Brownsville Academy High School520 feet
Show all 7
- Inner Force Tots Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K720 feet
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers< Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
- P.S. 398 Walter Weaver School1,250 feet
- P.S. 770 New American Academy School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park50 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket1,300 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,300 feet
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 20 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- East New York Avenue & Buffalo Avenue 150 feet
- East New York Avenue & East 96th Street 290 feet
- East New York Avenue & East 98th Street 340 feet
- East New York Avenue & Portal Street 390 feet
- East New York Avenue & East 95th Street 620 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Rutland Road 730 feet
- Union Street & Portal Street 780 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East New York Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along Buffalo Avenue, East New York Avenue or Rockaway Parkway.