Rockaway Parkway & Schenck Street
Rockaway Parkway and Schenck Street meet at a three-way junction in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 14,484 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Canarsie Beach is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Pkwy/Schenck St, is 60 feet away for the B42, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Schenck St, 60 feet away, for the B42.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Pkwy/Schenck St B4260 feetB42
Next buses at this stop
- B42 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 450 feet by car along the streets.
- 9612 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 22 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 7 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 14,484 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 37th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 7,479 more were issued.
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
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Rockaway Parkway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
South side of Schenck Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 beach
- 1 community center
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Trust Catholic Academy School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Canarsie Park150 feet
- Canarsie Neighborhood Farm and Garden660 feet
- Canarsie Beach1,100 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bay View Community Center Listed historic place1,050 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket700 feet
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 96th Street & Schenck Street 290 feet
- Shore Parkway & Rockaway Parkway 310 feet
- Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway 460 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Skidmore Avenue 470 feet
- Canarsie Road & Schenck Street 500 feet
- East 96th Street & Seaview Court 550 feet
- East 96th Street & Skidmore Avenue 760 feet
- East 93rd Street & Schenck Street 760 feet
See every intersection along Rockaway Parkway or Schenck Street.