Ocean Parkway & Avenue P

Ocean Parkway and Avenue P meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 57 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Ahavath Achim is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave P, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
42 hurt
57 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave P
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Kings Hwy/Ocean Pkwy · B82
Within a walk
10 places
6 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean Parkway & Avenue P Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Ave P 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 “Tree Canopy” (2018) by Jackie Battenfield at the Ave P station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Ocean Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the B82.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/Ocean Pkwy B82 · Shelter
    0.3 miles
    B82
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1935 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    1,110 feet
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 57 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 42 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
61 and 66 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

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
  • 85 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue P

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Avenue P

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Ocean Parkway

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Ocean Parkway

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 303238.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  2. P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Colonel David Marcus Playground
    380 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ocean Parkway Listed historic place
    790 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavath Achim House of worship
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    560 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue P or Ocean Parkway.

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