Rockaway Parkway & Holmes Lane
Rockaway Parkway and Holmes Lane meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sledge Playground is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue K, is 350 feet away for the B42, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue K, 350 feet away, for the B42.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Pkwy/Avenue K B42350 feetB42
Next buses at this stop
- B42 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1512 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
Schools and child care
- High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media School850 feet
- High School for Medical Professions School850 feet
- Urban Action Academy School850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sledge Playground740 feet
- Wilson Playground1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Aaa Sfard Congregation House of worship840 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch600 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & Rockaway Parkway 280 feet
- East 96th Street & Holmes Lane 290 feet
- Avenue L & Rockaway Parkway 510 feet
- Avenue K & East 96th Street 560 feet
- Avenue K & East 98th Street 600 feet
- East 95th Street & Holmes Lane 610 feet
- Avenue L & East 96th Street 790 feet
- East 98th Street & Tiemanns Lane 810 feet
See every intersection along Holmes Lane or Rockaway Parkway.