Ocean Avenue & Avenue X

Ocean Avenue and Avenue X meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Homecrest Post Office is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1949, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Neck Rd
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Ocean Av/Avenue X · B49
Within a walk
8 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 1 playground and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean Avenue & Avenue X Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Neck Rd Q
    0.4 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 X, 50 feet away, for the B49.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ocean Av/Avenue X B49
    50 feet
    B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Avenue X.

  • 25 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11235
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,600 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 1949.

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
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue X

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9AM

South side of Avenue X

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Ocean Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Ocean Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303611, 303612, 304136 and 313943.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Fantasia D. C. C. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. A2Z Happyland III Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  3. Wiz Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 254 Dag Hammarskjold School
    1,210 feet
  2. Magic Kingdom of Sheepshead Bay Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bill Brown Playground
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Homecrest Post Office
    590 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 11 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 X 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.