Brighton 3rd Street & Brightwater Court

Brighton 3rd Street and Brightwater Court meet at a three-way junction in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ocean View Jewish Center is 390 feet away, and Shorefront YM-YWHA is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them playgrounds, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brighton Beach
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 3 St · B1, B68
Within a walk
7 places
2 playgrounds, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brighton 3rd Street & Brightwater Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    1,120 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. Ocean Pkwy Q
    0.3 miles
    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/Brighton 3 St, 600 feet away, for the B1 and B68.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 3 St B1, B68
    600 feet
    B1 B68

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …
  2. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 294 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 532 Neptune Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 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 1928 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Shawnee Brave' bald cypress.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brighton 3rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Brighton 3rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Brightwater Court

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307282 and 310546.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 2001 and 2013.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. M.S. Sunshine Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brighton Playground
    300 feet
  2. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    490 feet
  3. Beach at Brighton 6th Street Playground
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brighton Beach Library
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean View Jewish Center House of worship
    390 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Shorefront YM-YWHA Recreation center
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    730 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    860 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 22 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 Brighton 3rd Street or Brightwater Court.

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