Ocean Avenue (Brooklyn)

Ocean Avenue is a major street in Brooklyn, New York that runs generally north-south and occupies the position of East 20th Street in the Brooklyn street grid, with East 19th Street to its west and East 21st Street to its east for most of its path.{{Cite book |last=Benardo |first=Leonard |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191953102 |title=Brooklyn by name : how the neighborhoods, streets, parks, bridges, and more got their names |date=2006 |publisher=New York University Press |others=Jennifer Weiss |isbn=978-1-4356-0047-8 |location=New York |oclc=191953102}} It runs east of and parallel to Ocean Parkway and Coney Island Avenue for most of its route. Except for a short stretch on the Manhattan Beach peninsula, Ocean Avenue starts in the south at Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay just south of the Belt Parkway and continues north, ending at Flatbush Avenue at Willink Plaza after running for several blocks as the eastern edge of Prospect Park. A footbridge across Sheepshead Bay connects the two "Ocean Avenue" sections.

Public transportation

Ocean Avenue is served by the following New York City Bus routes:

The {{NYC bus link|B4}} runs on the corridor south of Avenue Z. Sheepshead Bay service heads east on Shore Parkway.
The {{NYC bus link|B49}} takes over north of Avenue Z, accompanied by the {{NYC bus link|BM3}} north of Avenue X, and the {{NYC bus link|BM1|BM4|prose=y}} north of Avenue K. The B49 serves until Foster Avenue, but all express routes continue until Cortelyou Road.
Additional service is provided by three Midwood-bound routes. The {{NYC bus link|B2|B31|prose=y}} run from Avenue R to Quentin Road, then the {{NYC bus link|B100}} takes over until Kings Highway.
The {{NYC bus link|B9}} runs between Avenue L and Avenue M.
The {{NYC bus link|B16}} runs north of Caton Avenue, with Bay Ridge service originating at Lincoln Road. Additional service from Prospect Park is also provided by the {{NYC bus link|B43|B48}} from Lincoln Road to Empire Boulevard.
The Lefferts Gardens-bound {{NYC bus link|B12}} runs from Woodruff Avenue to Parkside Avenue, where it terminates.

There is also a New York City Subway station at Parkside/Ocean Avenues.{{Cite NYC bus map|B}}

References

External links

[http://forgotten-ny.com/2008/04/ocean-slices-of-an-overlooked-avenue/ Ocean Avenue at Forgotten-NY]

Category:Streets in Brooklyn