Brighton Beach Avenue & Brighton 12th Street

Brighton Beach Avenue and Brighton 12th 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. K771 is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about three minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brighton Beach
710 feet · 3 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 12 St · B1
Within a walk
14 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brighton Beach Avenue & Brighton 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    710 feet
    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/Brighton 12 St, 50 feet away, for the B1.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 12 St B1
    50 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3046 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 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 March 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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 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 1962.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Brighton Beach Avenue (south side).

East side of Brighton 12th Street

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

West side of Brighton 12th Street

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

North side of Brighton Beach Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302707, 304500, 307231 and 309168.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. ABC Plus Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  2. P.S. K225 - the Eileen E. Zaglin School
    860 feet
  3. P.S. K771 School
    860 feet
Show all 8
  1. Cinderella Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  2. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  3. Ip Training Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  4. Learn and Explore Academy School
    1,180 feet
  5. M.S. Sunshine Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tilyou Playground
    180 feet
  2. Babi Yar Triangle Playground
    1,160 feet
  3. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Brighton Jewish Center House of worship
    340 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 161 Corbin Place Older adult center
    1,230 feet
  2. Shorefront YM-YWHA Recreation center
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    410 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    610 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 28 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brighton 12th Street or Brighton Beach Avenue.

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