Ocean View Avenue & Brighton 7th Street

Ocean View Avenue and Brighton 7th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 253 is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about three minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 25 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
Ocean View Avenue & Brighton 7th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    730 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
    0.5 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, 470 feet away, for the B68.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 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
    1,180 feet
  2. 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 253 School
    570 feet
  2. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    700 feet
  3. Mazel - F.R.E.E. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
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  1. Ip Training Trade or language school
    700 feet
  2. Mazel Day School
    920 feet
  3. Tiny Bumblebees Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  4. Shandor Institute Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  5. M.S. Sunshine Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  6. Family Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tilyou Playground
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Hebrew Alliance Free of Brighton Beach Synagogue House of worship
    620 feet
  2. New Brighton Jewish Center House of worship
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    890 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,000 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 26 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 of the 28 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brighton 7th 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.