Beard Street & Conover Street
Beard Street and Conover Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. Valentino Pier is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Beard St/Van Brunt St, is 560 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Beard St/Van Brunt St, 560 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beard St/Van Brunt St B61560 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Coffey St & Conover St 32 docks in all600 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 38
- 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
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Beard Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
South side of Beard Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Conover Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Conover Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 museum
- 1 park
- 1 public space
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- South Brooklyn Community High School1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Valentino Pier Park1,010 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Red Hook Stores Public space290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Waterfront Museum Listed historic place560 feet
Houses of worship
- Pentecostal Holiness Church House of worship1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket790 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Conover Street & Reed Street 260 feet
- Van Dyke Street & Conover Street 260 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Beard Street 460 feet
- Coffey Street & Conover Street 520 feet
- Van Dyke Street & Barnell Street 600 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Reed Street 710 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Van Dyke Street 720 feet
- Dikeman Street & Conover Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Beard Street or Conover Street.