Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Bowne Street
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Hamilton Avenue and Bowne Street meet at a five-way junction 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. The Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 firehouse is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Carroll St, is 870 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them gardens, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Carroll St, 870 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Carroll St B61 · Shelter870 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Columbia St 39 docks in all1,000 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 260 Hamilton Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people 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
- 38 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
The streets
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hamilton Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 gardens
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 dog run
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5570 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pirate's Cove Garden320 feet
- Harold Ickes Playground580 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run710 feet
Show all 8
- Summit Street Community Garden730 feet
- Dimattina Playground800 feet
- Amazing Garden990 feet
- Backyard Garden1,120 feet
- Coffey Park1,310 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station670 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and seven 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 nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Rapelye Street 70 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Columbia Street 90 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Bowne Street 110 feet
- Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 240 feet
- Richards Street & Bowne Street 320 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hicks Street at Hamilton Avenue 360 feet
- Columbia Street & Woodhull Street 430 feet
- Columbia Street & Seabring Street 460 feet
See every intersection along Bowne Street, Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel or Hamilton Avenue.