Flushing Avenue & North Oxford Street
Flushing Avenue and North Oxford Street meet at a three-way junction in Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Oxport Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/North Portland Av, is 200 feet away for the B57 and B69, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds, and eight places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Flushing Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/North Portland Av, 200 feet away, for the B57 and B69.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/North Portland Av B57, B69200 feetB57 B69
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B69 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Flushing Avenue.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- N Portland Ave & Flushing Ave 33 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 33 and 35 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 88
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1942.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of North Oxford Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of North Oxford Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Commodore Barry Park.
- Commodore John Barry Stele, 1996540 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 swimming pools
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts School520 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oxport Playground40 feet
- Commodore Barry Park520 feet
- Commodore Barry Park Playground740 feet
Community centers and public services
- Commodore Barry Pool Swimming pool650 feet
- Commodore Barry Park Wading Pool Swimming pool700 feet
Bank branches
- Wells Fargo Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Wegmans Supermarket1,080 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & Cumberland Street 280 feet
- Flushing Avenue & North Portland Avenue 280 feet
- 6th Street & Morris Avenue 430 feet
- Flushing Avenue & North Elliott Place 490 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Carlton Avenue 550 feet
- Park Avenue & North Oxford Street 640 feet
- 6th Street & Farragut Street 720 feet
- 5th Street & Morris Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Flushing Avenue or North Oxford Street.