Ocean Avenue & Farragut Road
Ocean Avenue and Farragut Road meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,630 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Nativity Church is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Newkirk Plaza, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Newkirk Plaza, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Newkirk Plaza B, Q0.4 milesB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transit Skylight” (1988) by David Wilson at the Newkirk Plaza station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Farragut Rd, 60 feet away, for the B49.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Farragut Rd B49 · Shelter60 feetB49
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Farragut Road and Ocean Avenue.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1261 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers690 feet
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 19 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 9 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,630 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 514th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 885 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1958.
Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Farragut Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Farragut Road
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Ocean Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 126 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1907 and 1919.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Foster Avenue Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
Houses of worship
- Nativity Church House of worship150 feet
- Our Lady of Refuge Church House of worship350 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 21st Street & Farragut Road 290 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Foster Avenue 380 feet
- East 22nd Street & Farragut Road 550 feet
- East 21st Street & Foster Avenue 700 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 19th Street 750 feet
- East 23rd Street & Farragut Road 810 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Glenwood Road 880 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Newkirk Avenue 910 feet
See every intersection along Farragut Road or Ocean Avenue.