Ocean Avenue & Avenue W

Ocean Avenue and Avenue W meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ocean Avenue Jewish Center is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about five minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Neck Rd
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Ocean Av/Avenue W · B49, BM3
Within a walk
8 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean Avenue & Avenue W Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Neck Rd Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

Next trains at this station

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

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 W, 90 feet away, for the B49 and BM3.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ocean Av/Avenue W B49, BM3
    90 feet
    B49 BM3

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …
  2. BM3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Avenue W.

  • 14 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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station
    800 feet
  2. 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

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 1930 and 1959.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue W

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Avenue W

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

East side of Ocean Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Ocean Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303611 and 313943.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. A2Z Happyland III Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    170 feet
  2. Fantasia D. C. C. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    210 feet
  3. Yeshivat Ohel Torah School
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Blue's Clue's DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean Avenue Jewish Center House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Homecrest Post Office
    920 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2600 Ocean Avenue Older adult center
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Star Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 12 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue W or Ocean Avenue.

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