2nd Avenue & 12th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and 12th Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Montauk Paint Manufacturing Company Building stands 220 feet away, built in 1908. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and eight places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
3 Av/12 St · B37
Within a walk
1 place
1 playground, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    0.4 miles
    F G R

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
  3. R …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/12 St, 860 feet away, for the B37.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/12 St B37
    860 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 10 St & 2 Ave 19 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Hamilton Avenue & 17th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 375 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes 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 November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
38
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 160 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 12th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

South side of 12th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as American Round Arch, and built in 1908.

  1. Montauk Paint Manufacturing Company Building Designated landmark
    220 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ennis Playground
    320 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Street or 2nd Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.