Brighton 15th Street & Brightwater Avenue

Brighton 15th Street and Brightwater Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brighton Beach is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and three places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Brighton 15th Street.

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Brighton 15th Street & Brightwater Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    0.4 miles
    B Q

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Mermade/Dionysus and the Pirates” (1999) by Dan George at the Brighton Beach station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Brighton Beach Av/Corbin Pl, 770 feet away, for the B1.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brighton Beach Av/Corbin Pl B1 · Shelter
    770 feet
    B1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Brighton 15th Street.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & East 14th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3046 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

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 July 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11235
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
48
Police precinct
60
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brighton Beach
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 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 between 1937 and 1963.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Moraine' sweetgum and the goldenrain tree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 beach
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. ABC Plus Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    50 feet
  2. Brighton Beach
    330 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 161 Corbin Place Older adult center
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

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