1st Street & Gowanus Promenade West
The four-way crossing of 1st Street and Gowanus Promenade West is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) Central Power Station, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 540 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Carroll St F, G0.4 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Also within a walk
- Union St R0.5 milesR
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Carroll St, 0.3 miles away, for the B37.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/Carroll St B370.3 milesB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Bond St 25 docks in all660 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 300 Bergen Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 5,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2022 and 2024.
Since 2014 at least 296 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1888 and 1904.
- Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) Central Power Station Designated landmark540 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5410 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 363-365 Bond Street Public space70 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 32 Ambulance station470 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Whole Foods Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 2nd Street & Gowanus Promenade West 340 feet
- 1st Street & Bond Street 400 feet
- Carroll Street & Gowanus Promenade West 440 feet
- Carroll Street Bridge & Carroll Street 490 feet
- 2nd Street & Bond Street 640 feet
- Carroll Street & Bond Street 650 feet
- Carroll Street & Nevins Street 820 feet
- 3rd Street & Bond Street 910 feet
See every intersection along 1st Street or Gowanus Promenade West.