Shore Parkway & Rockaway Parkway
Shore Parkway and Rockaway Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn, at the edge of Canarsie Park & Pier. The corner is also named Canarsie Veterans circle by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 133 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Canarsie Park is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Pkwy/Shore Pkwy Service Rd North, is 240 feet away for the B42, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Pkwy/Shore Pkwy Service Rd North, 240 feet away, for the B42.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Pkwy/Shore Pkwy Service Rd North B42 · Shelter240 feetB42
Next buses at this stop
- B42 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 140 feet by car along the streets.
- 9612 Rockaway Parkway Gas station0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 133 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 88 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 11 of those hurt, on foot
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
- 46
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie; the corner is on the edge of the Canarsie Park & Pier area
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Canarsie Veterans circle, a co-naming enacted on December 20, 1979 (Local Law 88 of 1979).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 170 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Canarsie Veterans circle.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Rockaway Parkway
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Rockaway Parkway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 beach
- 1 community center
- 1 garden
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Canarsie Park70 feet
- Canarsie Beach790 feet
- Canarsie Neighborhood Farm and Garden970 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bay View Community Center Listed historic place750 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,010 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway 160 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Schenck Street 310 feet
- East 96th Street & Schenck Street 600 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & Skidmore Avenue 770 feet
- Canarsie Road & Schenck Street 800 feet
- East 96th Street & Seaview Court 850 feet
- East 96th Street & Skidmore Avenue 1,070 feet
- East 93rd Street & Schenck Street 1,070 feet
See every intersection along Rockaway Parkway or Shore Parkway.