Clinton Street & Nelson Street

Clinton Street and Nelson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Admiral Triangle is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Smith-9 Sts, is about six minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them playgrounds, and 21 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Smith-9 Sts
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
Court St/Nelson St · B57
Within a walk
11 places
3 playgrounds, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Clinton Street & Nelson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Smith-9 Sts, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    0.3 miles
    F G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Carroll St F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/Nelson St, 690 feet away, for the B57.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/Nelson St B57
    690 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Clinton Street.

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clinton St & 4 Place 25 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Nelson Street & Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, 300 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 327 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 August 2022.

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Clinton Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Clinton Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Nelson Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Nelson Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. International School of Brooklyn School
    710 feet
  2. Strong Place for Hope Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet
  3. Red Hook Neighborhood School
    1,290 feet
Show all 4
  1. Summit Academy Charter School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Admiral Triangle Playground
    40 feet
  2. St. Mary's Park
    950 feet
  3. St. Mary's Park Playground
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Dimattina Playground
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship
    750 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 120 West 9th Street Older adult center
    1,150 feet
  2. Red Hook East/Miccio Community Center
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Clinton Street or Nelson 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.