Columbia Street & Baltic Street
Columbia Street and Baltic Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The installation “Timecast” is 50 feet away, and South Brooklyn Children's Garden is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Baltic St, is 60 feet away for the B61, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Baltic St, 60 feet away, for the B61.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Baltic St B6160 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & Kane St 20 docks in all350 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 650 feet by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 October 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11201
- 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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Baltic Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Baltic Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Columbia Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 97 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival, and mostly built between 1850 and 1879.
- St. Peter's School (formerly Academy) Designated landmark730 feet
- St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark730 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner.
- Timecast Installation by Nobuho Nagasawa, 201250 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Voorhees Playground530 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden1,300 feet
- Adam Yauch Park1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Street & Warren Street 250 feet
- Columbia Street & Kane Street 260 feet
- Hicks Street & Baltic Street 400 feet
- Columbia Street & Congress Street 480 feet
- Kane Street & Tiffany Place 510 feet
- Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 650 feet
- Hicks Street & Warren Street 650 feet
- Hicks Street & Kane Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Baltic Street or Columbia Street.