Ocean Parkway & 18th Avenue
Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 60 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 6,167 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Kensington Library is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 18 Av F0.3 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Ditmas Av F0.5 milesF
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the 18 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 18 Av/Ocean Pkwy, 130 feet away, for the B8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 18 Av/Ocean Pkwy B8130 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
Nearest bike-share station
- Cortelyou Rd & E 8 St 16 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 3701 18th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers530 feet
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 60 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 49 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 10 of those hurt, on foot
- 7 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, December 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 6,167 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 25th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 3,015 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Southbound on Ocean Parkway | 4,813 | 2,304 |
| Northbound on Ocean Parkway | 1,354 | 711 |
| Total | 6,167 | 3,015 |
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 40
- Police precinct
- 66 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to seven 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 1930 and 1964.
Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 89 signs on these blocks
- 20 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 18th Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of 18th Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Ocean Parkway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302937 and 302979.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
Schools and child care
- P.S. K134 School520 feet
- Yismach Lev Trans Preschool, ages 2 to 5670 feet
- Mevakshai Hashem School770 feet
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- Yeshiva Torah Temimah School800 feet
- Ucp of NYC School1,130 feet
- Ucp of NYC -Brooklyn School1,140 feet
- Adapt Community Network-Brooklyn Children's Preschool Program Preschool, ages 2 to 51,170 feet
- Mosdos Satmar BP School1,210 feet
- Yeshiva Tiferes Mordechai Kalish Preschool, ages 2 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Newkirk Community Garden1,290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Ocean Parkway Jewish Center Listed historic place720 feet
- Kensington Library1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- St Rose of Lima RC Church House of worship1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Gala Apple International Supermarket770 feet
- Landau's Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and six 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:
- Ocean Parkway & Webster Avenue 310 feet
- East 5th Street & 18th Avenue 340 feet
- East 7th Street & 18th Avenue 420 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Newkirk Avenue 600 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue F 620 feet
- East 4th Street & 18th Avenue 710 feet
- East 8th Street & 18th Avenue 750 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Parkville Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along 18th Avenue or Ocean Parkway.