Ocean View Avenue & Brighton 6th Street

Ocean View Avenue and Brighton 6th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Hebrew Alliance Free of Brighton Beach Synagogue is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about three minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 24 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brighton Beach
820 feet · 3 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
730 feet
Coney Island Av/Ocean View Av · B68
Within a walk
13 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ocean View Avenue & Brighton 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    820 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ocean Pkwy Q
    0.4 miles
    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 Coney Island Av/Ocean View Av, 730 feet away, for the B68.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Coney Island Av/Ocean View Av B68
    730 feet
    B68

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 294 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    920 feet
  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
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

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
5 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 24 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Brighton 6th Street (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Brighton 6th Street (north side).

West side of Brighton 6th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308602, 309079 and 313149.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 253 School
    310 feet
  2. Mazel - F.R.E.E. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  3. Mazel Day School
    670 feet
Show all 9
  1. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    770 feet
  2. Ip Training Trade or language school
    770 feet
  3. M.S. Sunshine Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  4. Family Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  5. Sunshine Devel - Family HS Neptune School
    1,170 feet
  6. Tiny Bumblebees Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Hebrew Alliance Free of Brighton Beach Synagogue House of worship
    540 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    990 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,140 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 29 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 28 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brighton 6th 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.