Brighton 8th Street & Brighton 8th Court

Brighton 8th Street and Brighton 8th Court meet at a four-way crossing in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Hebrew Alliance Free of Brighton Beach Synagogue is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about seven minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brighton Beach
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Neptune Av/Coney Island Av · B4
Within a walk
15 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    0.3 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 Neptune Av/Coney Island Av, 470 feet away, for the B4.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Neptune Av/Coney Island Av B4 · Shelter
    470 feet
    B4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3046 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    570 feet
  2. 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
5 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Mushashino' zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Brighton 8th Court

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Brighton 8th Court

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Brighton 8th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. BAM Bam's Playhouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    440 feet
  2. Gummy Bears Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    440 feet
  3. Shandor Institute Trade or language school
    600 feet
Show all 9
  1. Mazel Day School
    800 feet
  2. Mazel - F.R.E.E. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  3. Tiny Bumblebees Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  4. William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School
    960 feet
  5. Family Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  6. P.S. 253 School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grady Playground
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Hebrew Alliance Free of Brighton Beach Synagogue House of worship
    790 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 246/Ladder 169 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 14 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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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