Carroll Street & Hicks Street
Carroll Street and Hicks Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 960 feet to the 76th Precinct. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Carroll St, is 480 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, seven of them gardens, and 20 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Carroll St, 480 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Carroll St B61 · Shelter · Countdown sign480 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Columbia St 39 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station770 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,900 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.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Carroll Street
- Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
South side of Carroll Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Hicks Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 7 gardens
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 college
- 1 dog run
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5660 feet
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School680 feet
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5790 feet
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- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5830 feet
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 51,130 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K1,170 feet
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amazing Garden400 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden660 feet
- Dimattina Playground690 feet
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- Pirate's Cove Garden970 feet
- Backyard Garden1,020 feet
- Human Compass Community Garden1,080 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run1,160 feet
- Harold Ickes Playground1,190 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park Playground1,200 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden1,230 feet
- Urban Meadow Garden1,300 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park1,310 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station960 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and eight 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hicks Street & Summit Street 260 feet
- President Street & Hicks Street 260 feet
- Carroll Street & Columbia Street 400 feet
- Hicks Street & Woodhull Street 520 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Union Street 570 feet
- Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street 630 feet
- Union Street & Hicks Street 630 feet
- Columbia Street & Summit Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Carroll Street or Hicks Street.