2nd Avenue & 5th Street
The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and 5th 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. The nearest subway, Smith-9 Sts, is about nine minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 2025, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Smith-9 Sts, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Smith-9 Sts F, G0.5 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Also within a walk
- 4 Av-9 St F, G, R0.5 milesF G R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/6 St, 1,030 feet away, for the B37.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/6 St B371,030 feetB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
- 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 7 St & 3 Ave 24 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Hamilton Avenue & 17th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 327 Hamilton Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11215
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 78
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 in 2025.
Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 2nd Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 public space
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Whole Foods Public space310 feet
Supermarkets
- Whole Foods Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 2nd Avenue & 6th Street 250 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 7th Street 510 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 8th Street 770 feet
- 3rd Avenue & 6th Street 1,030 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 9th Street 1,030 feet
- 3rd Avenue & 7th Street 1,290 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 10th Street 1,290 feet
- 3rd Avenue & 8th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or 5th Street.