Ocean Avenue & Avenue H
Ocean Avenue and Avenue H meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, three school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Brooklyn Seven Day Adv Church is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave H, is about five minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave H, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Ave H Q1,200 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Bucolic” (2012) by Ed Kopel at the Ave H station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue H, 120 feet away, for the B49 and T464.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue H B49, T464120 feetB49 T464
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- T464 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Avenue H and Ocean Avenue.
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1261 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2025
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,948th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1 more was issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
- Elevation
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 1,600 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 1923 and 1941.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 39 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue H
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue H
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Ocean Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 18 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Ocean Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 96 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1906 and 1915.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn SDA Elementary School480 feet
- Masores Bais Yaakov Elementary School900 feet
- Masores Bais Yaakov High School900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hot Spot Tot Lot Playground200 feet
Houses of worship
- Brooklyn Seven Day Adv Church House of worship380 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue H & Campus Road 190 feet
- East 19th Street & Avenue H 340 feet
- East 21st Street & Campus Road 430 feet
- East 18th Street & Avenue H 600 feet
- East 22nd Street & Campus Road 690 feet
- East 17th Street & Avenue H 870 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Glenwood Road 880 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue I 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or Ocean Avenue.