Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Coles Street
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Coles Street (east) meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Dimattina Playground is 20 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and four places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Carroll St F, G0.5 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Court St/3 Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the B57.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Court St/3 Pl B57 · Shelter0.3 milesB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
Nearest bike-share station
- Clinton St & 4 Place 25 docks in all850 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, 910 feet by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 dog run
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School580 feet
- The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School580 feet
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5960 feet
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- Red Hook Neighborhood School1,120 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School1,120 feet
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground20 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run240 feet
- Admiral Triangle Playground1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Coles Street & Pedestrian Overpass 140 feet
- Henry Street & Coles Street 260 feet
- Henry Street & 4th Place 290 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue 380 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Henry Street 460 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue 500 feet
- Henry Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 520 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hicks Street 590 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Coles Street.