Carroll Street & Columbia Street
Carroll Street and Columbia Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Amazing Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Carroll St, is 100 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them gardens, and 17 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Carroll St, 100 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Carroll St B61 · Shelter · Countdown sign100 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 75 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Columbia St 39 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station1,160 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2021
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
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Carroll Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
South side of Carroll Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Columbia Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Columbia Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 gardens
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5390 feet
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5790 feet
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School1,080 feet
Show all 4
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amazing Garden40 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden260 feet
- Harold Ickes Playground790 feet
Show all 11
- Pirate's Cove Garden610 feet
- Backyard Garden620 feet
- Human Compass Community Garden780 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park Playground800 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden820 feet
- Urban Meadow Garden900 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park900 feet
- Dimattina Playground1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Street & Summit Street 260 feet
- President Street & Columbia Street 260 feet
- Carroll Street & Hicks Street 400 feet
- Columbia Street & Woodhull Street 520 feet
- Union Street & Columbia Street 520 feet
- Carroll Street & Van Brunt Street 640 feet
- Hicks Street & Summit Street 660 feet
- President Street & Hicks Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Carroll Street or Columbia Street.