Brightwater Court & Brighton 1st Road

Brightwater Court and Brighton 1st Road meet at a three-way junction in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brighton Playground is 250 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 seven public places, two of them parks, and 20 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ocean Pkwy
740 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 1 Pl · B1, B68
Within a walk
7 places
2 parks, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brightwater Court & Brighton 1st Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ocean Pkwy, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ocean Pkwy Q
    740 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. Q …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    0.3 miles
    B 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, 420 feet away, for the B1 and B68.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 1 Pl B1, B68
    420 feet
    B1 B68

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …
  2. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 294 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.6 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

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 two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 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 1963.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brighton 1st Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Brightwater Court

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Brightwater Court

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 313510.

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 listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    230 feet
  2. Brighton Playground
    250 feet
  3. Asser Levy Park
    620 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brighton Beach Library
    310 feet
  2. Ocean Parkway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean View Jewish Center House of worship
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    680 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    820 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brighton 1st Road 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 and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.