2nd Street & Smith Street

The three-way junction of 2nd Street and Smith Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Hannah Senesh Community School is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about a minute on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them parks, and 43 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Carroll St
50 feet · 1 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Smith St/2 St · B57
Within a walk
8 places
2 parks, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Street & Smith Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Carroll St F, G
    50 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G
  2. Bergen St F, G
    0.5 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Smith St/2 St, 120 feet away, for the B57.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Smith St/2 St B57
    120 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Smith Street.

  • 61 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Smith St & 3 St 25 docks in all
    330 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 327 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 April 2026.

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
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Smith Street (west side).

North side of 2nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 2nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of Smith Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309243 and 311224.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 139 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1872 and 1876.

  1. Carroll Park Methodist Episcopal Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    620 feet
  2. South Brooklyn Christian Assembly Church Designated landmark
    640 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Carroll Park.

  1. Carroll Park Memorial Stele by Eugene H. Morahan, 1921
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Hannah Senesh Community School
    80 feet
  2. P.S. 058 the Carroll School
    440 feet
  3. Ladybug Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carroll Park
    470 feet
  2. Carroll Park Playground
    550 feet
  3. St. Mary's Park
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Carroll Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 378 Court Street Older adult center
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    910 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Union Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    730 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Street or Smith Street.

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