Coney Island Avenue & Brightwater Court

Coney Island Avenue and Brightwater Court meet at a three-way junction in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shorefront YM-YWHA is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brighton Beach
960 feet · 4 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
780 feet
Brighton Beach Av/Coney Island Av · B1
Within a walk
11 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Coney Island Avenue & Brightwater Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    960 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/Coney Island Av, 780 feet away, for the B1.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brighton Beach Av/Coney Island Av B1
    780 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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
    0.5 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
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Coney Island Avenue (east side).

North side of Brightwater Court

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Brightwater Court

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

West side of Coney Island Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 316415.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1975 and 2013.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    110 feet
  2. M.S. Sunshine Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  3. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ip Training Trade or language school
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    230 feet
  2. Brighton Beach
    540 feet
  3. Beach at Brighton 6th Street Playground
    780 feet
Show all 4
  1. Tilyou Playground
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Brighton Jewish Center House of worship
    1,060 feet
  2. Ocean View Jewish Center House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Shorefront YM-YWHA Recreation center
    110 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    760 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    810 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brightwater Court or Coney Island Avenue.

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.