Clinton Street & 2nd Place

Clinton Street and 2nd Place meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Collaborative Studies is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them schools, and 18 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1900 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Carroll St
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
800 feet
Court St/1 Pl · B57
Within a walk
12 places
3 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Clinton Street & 2nd Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Carroll St F, G
    1,060 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/1 Pl, 800 feet away, for the B57.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/1 Pl B57 · Shelter
    800 feet
    B57
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 2nd Place and Clinton Street.

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 1 Pl & Clinton St 34 docks in all
    380 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 69 Rapelye Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.

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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are 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 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 2nd Place

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of 2nd Place

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of Clinton Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Clinton Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux Arts and Greek Revival, one each, and built between 1840 and 1897.

  1. Hans S. Christian Memorial Kindergarten Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
  2. Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School
    1,000 feet
  3. The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School
    1,000 feet
Show all 5
  1. Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School
    1,210 feet
  2. Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dimattina Playground
    810 feet
  2. Admiral Triangle Playground
    1,200 feet
  3. Carroll Park
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. John Rankin House Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    750 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 378 Court Street Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Union Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    760 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Place or Clinton Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.