Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Union Street
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Union Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. Mother Cabrini Park Playground is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them gardens, and 23 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1900 and 1931, 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 nine 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 Columbia St/Union St, 540 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Union St B61 · Shelter540 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Union Street.
- 62 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- President St & Henry St 25 docks in all800 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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 2,100 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 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 41 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1852 and 1854.
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Designated landmark820 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 gardens
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 college
- 1 park
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5190 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K670 feet
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College740 feet
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- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School980 feet
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Human Compass Community Garden610 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden760 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park Playground970 feet
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- Amazing Garden970 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park1,110 feet
- Urban Meadow Garden1,110 feet
- Dimattina Playground1,160 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden1,230 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station390 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,030 feet
- Union Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Street & Hicks Street 60 feet
- President Street & Hicks Street 310 feet
- Hicks Street & Sackett Street 310 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Sackett Street 370 feet
- Union Street & Columbia Street 450 feet
- Union Street & Henry Street 520 feet
- Hicks Street & Degraw Street 570 feet
- Carroll Street & Hicks Street 570 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Union Street.