Ocean Parkway & Prospect Expressway
Ocean Parkway and Prospect Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Kensington, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shaare Torah Elementary School-Girls is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Church Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Church Av F, G0.3 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G0.4 milesF G
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Church Av/E 5 St, 410 feet away, for the B35.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Church Av/E 5 St B35410 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Ocean Pkwy & Church Ave 25 docks in all220 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 396 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kensington
- Elevation
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 45 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1925 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshivat Shaare Torah Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K410 feet
- Shaare Torah Elementary School-Girls School460 feet
Houses of worship
- Flatbush Jewish Center House of worship410 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket1,040 feet
- Mannan Halal Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here 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:
- Ocean Parkway & Albemarle Road 150 feet
- East 5th Street & Albemarle Road 450 feet
- East 5th Street & Church Avenue 500 feet
- East 7th Street & Church Avenue 650 feet
- East 4th Street & Albemarle Road 720 feet
- East 4th Street & Church Avenue 780 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Beverley Road 780 feet
- East 5th Street & Beverley Road 950 feet
See every intersection along Ocean Parkway or Prospect Expressway.