Rugby Road & Dekoven Court

Rugby Road and Dekoven Court meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Newkirk Plaza, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Newkirk Plaza
950 feet · 4 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Foster Av/Rugby Rd · B8
Within a walk
5 places
4 religious buildings and 1 school, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rugby Road & Dekoven Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Newkirk Plaza, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Newkirk Plaza B, Q
    950 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave H Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transit Skylight” (1988) by David Wilson at the Newkirk Plaza station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Foster Av/Rugby Rd, 320 feet away, for the B8.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Foster Av/Rugby Rd B8
    320 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Rugby Road.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3701 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 October 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
45
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dekoven Court

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Dekoven Court

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Rugby Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 97 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival with alterations, and mostly built between 1906 and 1920.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    680 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,280 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,040 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekoven Court or Rugby Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.