Coffey Street & Conover Street
Coffey Street and Conover Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Valentino Pier is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Coffey St, is 540 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Coffey St, 540 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Coffey St B61540 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Coffey St & Conover St 32 docks in all90 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 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 1900 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Coffey Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Coffey Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM
East side of Conover Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Conover Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 museum
- 1 park
- 1 public space
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- South Brooklyn Community High School500 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Valentino Pier Park600 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Red Hook Stores Public space810 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Red Hook Pop-Up Library1,000 feet
- Waterfront Museum Listed historic place1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- Pentecostal Holiness Church House of worship710 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and six 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dikeman Street & Conover Street 260 feet
- Van Dyke Street & Conover Street 260 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Coffey Street 460 feet
- Wolcott Street & Conover Street 520 feet
- Beard Street & Conover Street 520 feet
- Coffey Street & Ferris Street 560 feet
- Van Dyke Street & Barnell Street 600 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Dikeman Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Coffey Street or Conover Street.