Brightwater Court & Brighton 2nd Street

Brightwater Court and Brighton 2nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brighton Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Ocean Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and 24 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ocean Pkwy
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 1 Pl · B1, B68
Within a walk
5 places
2 parks, 1 library and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brightwater Court & Brighton 2nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ocean Pkwy, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ocean Pkwy Q
    1,150 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, 530 feet away, for the B1 and B68.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 1 Pl B1, B68
    530 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, 0.8 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
    0.8 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brighton 2nd Street

  • 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Brighton 2nd Street

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

North side of Brightwater Court

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

South side of Brightwater Court

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307049 and 308829.

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

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brighton Playground
    40 feet
  2. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    230 feet
  3. Asser Levy Park
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brighton Beach Library
    800 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean View Jewish Center House of worship
    650 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    470 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brighton 2nd 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.