Coles Street & Pedestrian Overpass
Coles Street and Pedestrian Overpass meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Dimattina Park Dog Run is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and six places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Carroll St F, G0.5 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Also within a walk
- Smith-9 Sts F, G0.5 milesF G
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Court St/3 Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the B57.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Court St/3 Pl B57 · Shelter0.3 milesB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Clinton St & 4 Place 25 docks in all710 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.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 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 1928.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the silver linden.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 dog run
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School450 feet
- The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School450 feet
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5830 feet
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- Red Hook Neighborhood School980 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School980 feet
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground30 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run380 feet
- Admiral Triangle Playground920 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 25 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Henry Street & Coles Street 120 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Coles Street 140 feet
- Henry Street & 4th Place 150 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue 250 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Henry Street 320 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue 360 feet
- Henry Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 380 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hicks Street 460 feet
See every intersection along Coles Street or Pedestrian Overpass.