Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Sackett Street
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Sackett Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 41 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Human Compass Community Garden is 360 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Sackett St, is 570 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them gardens, and 21 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Sackett St, 570 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Sackett St B61570 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Sackett Street.
- 49 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Henry St & Degraw St 23 docks in all760 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 41 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 34 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
- 39
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 95 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1852 and 1855.
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Designated landmark560 feet
- Strong Place Baptist Church Designated landmark810 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 gardens
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 college
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5460 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K930 feet
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College1,000 feet
Show all 4
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Human Compass Community Garden360 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden500 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park Playground1,230 feet
Show all 4
- Amazing Garden1,240 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station490 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket770 feet
- Union Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hicks Street & Sackett Street 60 feet
- Union Street & Hicks Street 310 feet
- Hicks Street & Degraw Street 310 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Union Street 370 feet
- Columbia Street & Sackett Street 460 feet
- Degraw Street & Tiffany Place 460 feet
- Henry Street & Sackett Street 520 feet
- Degraw Street & Cheever Place 540 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Sackett Street.