Ocean Avenue & Avenue U

Ocean Avenue and Avenue U meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ocean Avenue Jewish Center is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about five minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
27 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave U
1,250 feet · 5 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Ocean Av/Avenue U · B49, B102, T464, BM3
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 3 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean Avenue & Avenue U Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave U, 1,250 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Ave U Q
    1,250 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. Q …
Southbound
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Neck Rd Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Seeds” (2011) by Jason Middlebrook at the Ave U station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue U, 100 feet away, for the B49, B102, T464 and BM3.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ocean Av/Avenue U B49, B102, T464, BM3 · Shelter
    100 feet
    B49 B102 T464 BM3
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …
  2. B102 …
  3. T464 …
  4. BM3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 65 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station
    1,180 feet
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 13 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017
  • Turn calming, July 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11229
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Madison
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1963.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue U

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Avenue U

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Ocean Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Ocean Avenue

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303433 and 307256.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivat Ohel Torah School
    620 feet
  2. St Edmund Prep High School
    660 feet
  3. Blue's Clue's DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
Show all 5
  1. Brooklyn Star Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  2. St Edmund Elementary School
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean Avenue Jewish Center House of worship
    480 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2600 Ocean Avenue Older adult center
    620 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    690 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Star Market Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 29 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Avenue U or Ocean Avenue.

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