Ocean Parkway & Newkirk Avenue

Ocean Parkway and Newkirk Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ucp of NYC -Brooklyn is 550 feet away, and the 70th Precinct is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
18 Av/Ocean Pkwy · B8
Within a walk
17 places
6 religious buildings, 6 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean Parkway & Newkirk Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av 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 “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 18 Av/Ocean Pkwy, 650 feet away, for the B8.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/Ocean Pkwy B8 · Shelter
    650 feet
    B8
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3701 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,090 feet
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to seven travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 113 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Lawrence Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Lawrence Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 6 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of Newkirk Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Newkirk Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Ocean Parkway

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. Ucp of NYC -Brooklyn School
    550 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network-Brooklyn Children's Preschool Program Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
  3. Ucp of NYC School
    600 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. K134 School
    730 feet
  2. Brooklyn Dreams Charter School
    730 feet
  3. Nesivos Bais Yaakov School
    930 feet
  4. Yismach Lev Trans Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  5. Beth Jacob School for Girls School
    1,280 feet
  6. Yeshiva Tiferes Mordechai Kalish Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Newkirk Community Garden
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Rose of Lima RC Church House of worship
    850 feet

Fire and police

  1. 70th Precinct Police station
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gala Apple International Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lawrence Avenue, Newkirk Avenue 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.