Brighton 7th Street & Brighton 8th Street

Brighton 7th Street and Brighton 8th Street meet at a three-way junction 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. P.S. 253 is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about a minute on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1941, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brighton Beach
180 feet · 1 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Brighton Beach Av/Coney Island Av · B1, B68, B102, T464
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brighton 7th Street & Brighton 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 180 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    180 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
    0.4 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/Coney Island Av, 270 feet away, for the B1, B68, B102 and T464.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brighton Beach Av/Coney Island Av B1, B68, B102, T464
    270 feet
    B1 B68 B102 T464

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …
  2. B68 …
  3. B102 …
  4. T464 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 294 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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 November 2024.

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
8 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 1929 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Shawnee Brave' bald cypress.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Brighton 7th Street (west side).

East side of Brighton 7th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Brighton 8th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Brighton 8th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307983 and 323941.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    150 feet
  2. Ip Training Trade or language school
    150 feet
  3. M.S. Sunshine Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 253 School
    1,120 feet
  2. Cinderella Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  3. Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tilyou Playground
    740 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Brighton Jewish Center House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Ocean View Jewish Center House of worship
    1,120 feet
  3. Hebrew Alliance Free of Brighton Beach Synagogue House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Shorefront YM-YWHA Recreation center
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    450 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    840 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 32 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 nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brighton 7th Street or Brighton 8th Street.

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