Ocean Avenue & Avenue V
Ocean Avenue and Avenue V meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Rabbi Melvin I. Burg Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 681 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Ocean Avenue Jewish Center is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about six minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Neck Rd Q0.3 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Ave U Q0.4 milesQ
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “West Wall, East Light, Morning” (2011) by Mary Temple at the Neck Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue V, 120 feet away, for the B49 and B102.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue V B49, B102120 feetB49 B102
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- B102 …
Cycling
- 21 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station400 feet
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017
- Turn calming, July 2026
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 681 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 996th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 242 more were issued.
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)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Rabbi Melvin I. Burg Way, a co-naming enacted on August 14, 2022 (Local Law 81 of 2022).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1954.
Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Rabbi Melvin I. Burg Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue V
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Ocean Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Ocean Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Yeshivat Ohel Torah School360 feet
- Blue's Clue's DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K470 feet
- P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb School820 feet
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- Brooklyn Star Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- A2Z Happyland III Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
- Fantasia D. C. C. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Galapo Playground1,120 feet
Houses of worship
- Ocean Avenue Jewish Center House of worship320 feet
- Nachlath Zion Jewish Center House of worship890 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2600 Ocean Avenue Older adult center360 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Star Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 24 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ocean Avenue & Gravesend Neck Road 240 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue V 290 feet
- East 19th Street & Avenue V 340 feet
- East 21st Street & Gravesend Neck Road 430 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue V 550 feet
- East 19th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 600 feet
- East 22nd Street & Gravesend Neck Road 600 feet
- East 18th Street & Avenue V 600 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or Ocean Avenue.