Ocean Avenue & Avenue I
Ocean Avenue and Avenue I meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,112 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Masores Bais Yaakov Elementary is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave J, is about eight minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1941, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave J, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Ave J Q0.4 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Ave H Q0.4 milesQ
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bird Laid Bare” (2011) by Rita MacDonald at the Ave J station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue I, 80 feet away, for the B49, BM1, BM3 and BM4.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue I B49, BM1, BM3, BM480 feetB49 BM1 BM3 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- BM1 …
- BM3 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1248 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 19 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2020
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,112 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 711th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 581 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 44 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 36 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 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 43 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
South side of Avenue I
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Ocean Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Ocean Avenue
- Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY 6AM-11PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Masores Bais Yaakov Elementary School130 feet
- Masores Bais Yaakov High School130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hot Spot Tot Lot Playground1,080 feet
Houses of worship
- Brooklyn Seven Day Adv Church House of worship1,260 feet
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 21st Street & Avenue I 290 feet
- East 19th Street & Avenue I 340 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue I 550 feet
- East 18th Street & Avenue I 600 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue I 810 feet
- East 17th Street & Avenue I 870 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue J 880 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue H 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or Ocean Avenue.