Ocean Avenue & Woodruff Avenue

Ocean Avenue and Woodruff Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Umma Park is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkside Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them parks, and 24 places to eat. About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
30 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkside Av
490 feet · 2 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Woodruff Av/Ocean Av · B12
Within a walk
8 places
3 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean Avenue & Woodruff Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkside Av, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parkside Av Q
    490 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Church Av B, Q
    1,190 feet
    B Q
  2. Prospect Park B, Q, S
    0.5 miles
    B Q S

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brighton Clay Re-Leaf Nos. 1-4” (1994) by Susan Tunick at the Parkside Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Woodruff Av/Ocean Av, 60 feet away, for the B12.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Woodruff Av/Ocean Av B12
    60 feet
    B12

Next buses at this stop

  1. B12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Ocean Avenue.

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ocean Ave & Crooke Ave 27 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 625 Rogers Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 30 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 11 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 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 1923 and 1951.

Since 2014 at least 270 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Ocean Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

West side of Ocean Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Woodruff Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Woodruff Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 336844.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. The David Foster Pre-School Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Umma Park
    100 feet
  2. Umma Park Playground
    140 feet
  3. Prospect Park
    450 feet
Show all 5
  1. Parade Ground Park
    1,290 feet
  2. Rustic Shelter in Prospect Park Park feature
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Duane Joseph Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    460 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship
    240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    970 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    910 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 18 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 Woodruff Avenue.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.