2nd Avenue & 13th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and 13th Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Montauk Paint Manufacturing Company Building stands 80 feet away, built in 1908. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and ten places to eat. About 110 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
950 feet
3 Av/12 St · B37
Within a walk
2 places
1 park and 1 playground, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & 13th 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 nine 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
    0.5 miles
    F G
  2. Prospect Av R
    0.5 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/12 St, 950 feet away, for the B37.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 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
    860 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Hamilton Avenue & 17th Street, 0.3 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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 110 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1920.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 13th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of 13th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign 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
    80 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ennis Playground
    580 feet
  2. Triangle Three Sixteen Park
    1,290 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 13th 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.