Brightwater Court & Brighton 5th Street

Brightwater Court and Brighton 5th Street meet at a three-way junction in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ocean View Jewish Center is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brighton Beach
650 feet · 2 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
740 feet
Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 5 St · B1, B68
Within a walk
10 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brightwater Court & Brighton 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    650 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/Brighton 5 St, 740 feet away, for the B1 and B68.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 5 St B1, B68 · Shelter
    740 feet
    B1 B68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …
  2. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 294 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, September 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

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

Homes

About 3,000 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brighton 5th 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 5th Street

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

North side of Brightwater Court

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310360 and 312782.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 2001 and 2013.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 beach
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. M.S. Sunshine Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  3. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ip Training Trade or language school
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    500 feet
  2. Beach at Brighton 6th Street Playground
    620 feet
  3. Brighton Playground
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. Brighton Beach
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean View Jewish Center House of worship
    480 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Shorefront YM-YWHA Recreation center
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    690 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    880 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brighton 5th Street or Brightwater Court.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.