Ocean Parkway & Avenue N

Ocean Parkway and Avenue N meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nesivos Bais Yaakov Boys is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave N, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1949, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
38 hurt
39 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave N
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Avenue N/Ocean Pkwy · B9
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 3 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean Parkway & Avenue N Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave N, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Ave N F
    0.3 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Push/Pull” (2018) by Lisa Sigal at the Ave N station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue N/Ocean Pkwy, 190 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue N/Ocean Pkwy B9
    190 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 37 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1949.

Trees

NYC Parks records 112 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 68 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue N

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Avenue N

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Ocean Parkway

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Ocean Parkway

  • No parking 20 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Nesivos Bais Yaakov Boys School
    740 feet
  2. Yeshivat Mekor Haim HS School
    780 feet
  3. Yeshiva of Brooklyn School
    810 feet
Show all 4
  1. Yeshivat Shaare Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.

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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue N or Ocean Parkway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.