Ocean Avenue & Avenue P

Ocean Avenue and Avenue P meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kings Highway Library is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
35 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Ocean Av/Avenue P · B49, BM3
Within a walk
17 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean Avenue & Avenue P Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    0.3 miles
    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 “Kings Highway Hieroglyphs” (1987) by Rhoda Andors at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue P, 130 feet away, for the B49 and BM3.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ocean Av/Avenue P B49, BM3 · Shelter
    130 feet
    B49 BM3
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …
  2. BM3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station
    1,110 feet
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 35 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11229
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Madison
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 78 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue P

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Avenue P

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-10AM

East side of Ocean Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Ocean Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 310784.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built in 1766.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 schools
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Reach for the Stars Learning Center School
    460 feet
  2. A2Z Happyland II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  3. Zoni Language Center Trade or language school
    650 feet
Show all 9
  1. Free Greek Community of the "Three Ierarches" Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  2. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  3. Dcic Business Institute Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  4. P.S. 197 - the Kings Highway Academy School
    1,140 feet
  5. Promise World Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  6. Bright Smiles Childcare Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corporal Wiltshire Square
    60 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kings Highway Library
    300 feet
  2. Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead Listed historic place
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kingsway Post Office
    390 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Domino Supermarket Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Green Forest Supermarket
    950 feet
  3. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    820 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,300 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue P or Ocean Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.