Ocean View Avenue & Brighton 12th Street

Ocean View Avenue and Brighton 12th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. K771 is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about five minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brighton Beach
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 12 St · B1
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 5 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean View Avenue & Brighton 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    0.3 miles
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Mermade/Dionysus and the Pirates” (1999) by Dan George at the Brighton Beach station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 12 St, 710 feet away, for the B1.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brighton Beach Av/Brighton 12 St B1
    710 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & East 14th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3046 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11235
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
48
Police precinct
60
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brighton Beach
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 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 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brighton 12th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 6AM-2PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Brighton 12th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 6AM-2PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307231 and 309168.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. K225 - the Eileen E. Zaglin School
    200 feet
  2. P.S. K771 School
    200 feet
  3. Learn and Explore Academy School
    550 feet
Show all 8
  1. Cinderella Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. Brooklyn School of Excellence School
    850 feet
  3. ABC Plus Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  4. Little Scholars Learning Center III Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  5. Shulamith of Brooklyn School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Babi Yar Triangle Playground
    560 feet
  2. Tilyou Playground
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Brighton Jewish Center House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. Manhattan Beach Jewish Center Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Temple Beth El Manhattanbeach House of worship
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    870 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brighton 12th Street or Ocean View Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.