Rockaway Parkway & Rockaway Avenue
Rockaway Parkway and Rockaway Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Battalion 58/Engine 257/Ladder 170 firehouse is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy L1,070 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Av/Foster Av, 310 feet away, for the B60.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Av/Foster Av B60310 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 909 Rockaway Parkway Gas station290 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers980 feet
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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Rockaway Parkway (west side).
East side of Rockaway Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Rockaway Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Rockaway Parkway
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 322464 and 324996.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 police station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 66 School700 feet
Houses of worship
- St Albans Episcopal Church House of worship1,240 feet
Fire and police
- 69th Precinct Police station370 feet
- Battalion 58/Engine 257/Ladder 170 Fire station570 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch590 feet
- Capital One Bank branch1,200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 13 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Foster Avenue & Rockaway Parkway 310 feet
- Foster Avenue & Rockaway Avenue 350 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Farragut Road 470 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 98th Street 510 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 96th Street 600 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & East 98th Street 660 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Smiths Lane 710 feet
- Farragut Road & East 96th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along Rockaway Avenue or Rockaway Parkway.