Ocean Avenue & St Pauls Court

Ocean Avenue and St Pauls Court meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them listed historic places, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
760 feet · 3 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Church Av/Ocean Av · B35
Within a walk
8 places
2 listed historic places, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean Avenue & St Pauls Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av B, Q
    760 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Parkside Av Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church Av/Ocean Av, 450 feet away, for the B35.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church Av/Ocean Av B35
    450 feet
    B35

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Ocean Avenue.

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 21 St & Church Ave 25 docks in all
    650 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
40
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,600 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 1925 and 1937.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Ocean Avenue (both sides).

West side of Ocean Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of St Pauls Court

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of St Pauls Court

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310456 and 332772.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Federal, Greek Revival and neo-Georgian, one each, and built between 1793 and 1924.

  1. Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church Designated landmark
    690 feet
  2. Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church House Designated landmark
    720 feet
  3. Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    730 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Umma Park
    930 feet
  2. Umma Park Playground
    930 feet
  3. Q Gardens Community Farm Garden
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Parade Ground Park
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church Complex Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    320 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    860 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    700 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    1,230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 32 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Ocean Avenue or St Pauls Court.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.