Thatford Avenue & Lott Avenue

Thatford Avenue and Lott Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mott Hall IV is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, nine of them schools, and four places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Rockaway Av/Lott Av · B60
Within a walk
25 places
9 schools, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Thatford Avenue & Lott Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Av 3
    0.4 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …
New Lots
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. New Lots Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Paroles Vagabondes/Wisdom Along the Way” (2017) by Béatrice Lebreton at the Rockaway Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Av/Lott Av, 310 feet away, for the B60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Av/Lott Av B60
    310 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lott Ave & Rockaway Ave 16 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 9701 Ditmas Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Lott Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Thatford Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Thatford Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 9 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Mott Hall IV School
    810 feet
  2. P.S. 041 Francis White School
    810 feet
  3. Saint Christopher Ottlie Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
Show all 14
  1. Sco Family of Services Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  2. Brooklyn Democracy Academy School
    870 feet
  3. Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy) School
    870 feet
  4. Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School
    870 feet
  5. Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School NYC School
    870 feet
  6. Joyful Tots Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  7. Adaptive Solutions- Hegeman School
    930 feet
  8. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  9. Big Apple Stars Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet
  10. P.S. 184 Newport School
    1,250 feet
  11. P.S. 165 Ida Posner School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Osborn Playground
    660 feet
  2. Newport Garden
    710 feet
  3. Abib Newborn Garden
    820 feet
Show all 5
  1. Newport Playground
    1,140 feet
  2. Gethsemane Garden
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 230 Riverdale Avenue Older adult center
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 11 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lott Avenue or Thatford Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.