Ocean Parkway & Avenue H
Ocean Parkway and Avenue H meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lubavitcher School Chabad is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them schools, and two places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1937 and 1971, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 18 Av F0.4 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Ave I F0.4 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 Avenue I/Ocean Pkwy, 990 feet away, for the B11.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue I/Ocean Pkwy B11990 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1248 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger930 feet
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 40
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to seven travel lanes
Homes
About 2,400 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 1937 and 1971.
Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 113 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue H
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue H
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Ocean Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Ocean Parkway
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 older adult centers
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- United Lubavitcher Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K370 feet
- Lubavitcher High School550 feet
- Lubavitcher School Chabad School550 feet
Show all 6
- Mevakshai Torah School550 feet
- Nesivos Bais Yaakov School770 feet
- Mesivta Sholom Schachna School1,190 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 870 Ocean Parkway Older adult center720 feet
- Older adult center at 817 Avenue H Older adult center940 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.4 miles
- Gala Apple International Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and 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:
- East 7th Street & Avenue H 380 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Foster Avenue 390 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Elmwood Avenue 500 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Parkville Avenue 670 feet
- East 8th Street & Avenue H 690 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 7th Street 800 feet
- East 5th Street & Foster Avenue 810 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue I 870 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or Ocean Parkway.