Brighton 1st Road & Boardwalk East
Brighton 1st Road and Boardwalk East meet at a three-way junction in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. The corner stands inside Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Asser Levy Park is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Ocean Pkwy, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and 18 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Boardwalk East.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ocean Pkwy, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Pkwy Q780 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Coney Island
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Brighton Beach B, Q0.4 milesB Q
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Coney Island Reliefs” (2010) by Deborah Masters at the Ocean Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 1 Pl, 670 feet away, for the B1 and B68.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 1 Pl B1, B68670 feetB1 B68
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- B68 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Boardwalk East.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 294 Neptune Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 532 Neptune Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2014.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 47 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Coney Island-Sea Gate
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 1,600 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 1931 and 1963.
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Landmarks and historic districts
Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 2001 and 2013.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
This corner stands inside Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk.
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Parksurrounds this corner
- Asser Levy Park380 feet
- Brighton Playground490 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Brighton Beach Library560 feet
- Ocean Parkway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place1,050 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch770 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,070 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Boardwalk East & Beach Walk 230 feet
- Brightwater Court & Brighton 1st Road 250 feet
- Sea Breeze Avenue & Beach Walk 290 feet
- Brighton 1st Place & Brightwater Court 520 feet
- Brighton 2nd Street & Boardwalk East 560 feet
- Brighton Beach Avenue & Brighton 1st Road 630 feet
- Surf Avenue & Ocean Parkway 650 feet
- Boardwalk West & Boardwalk East 680 feet
See every intersection along Boardwalk East or Brighton 1st Road.