Oriental Boulevard & Amherst Street

Oriental Boulevard and Amherst Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brighton Beach is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about ten minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1932 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brighton Beach
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Oriental Blvd/Beaumont St · B1, B49
Within a walk
10 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Oriental Boulevard & Amherst Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    0.5 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 Oriental Blvd/Beaumont St, 190 feet away, for the B1 and B49.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Oriental Blvd/Beaumont St B1, B49
    190 feet
    B1 B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …
  2. B49 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & East 14th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11235
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1932 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amherst Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MAY 15-SEP 15 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-2PM

West side of Amherst Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MAY 15-SEP 15 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-2PM

North side of Oriental Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MAY 15-SEP 15 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-2PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Oriental Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MAY 15-SEP 15 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-2PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 beach
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Little Scholars Learning Center III Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  2. A2z Happyland Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brighton Beach
    1,170 feet
  2. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk Park
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple Beth El Manhattanbeach House of worship
    960 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 161 Corbin Place Older adult center
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amherst Street or Oriental Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.