Columbia Street & Bay Street
Columbia Street and Bay 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. Basis Independent Brooklyn is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lorraine St/Columbia St, is 600 feet away for the B57 and B61. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 2025, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lorraine St/Columbia St, 600 feet away, for the B57 and B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorraine St/Columbia St B57, B61600 feetB57 B61
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B61 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bay Street and Columbia Street.
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sigourney St & Columbia St 21 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 260 Hamilton Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 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 February 2026.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 2025.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 50 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bay Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Bay Street
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Road tests only 7 signs NYS ROAD TEST ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
East side of Columbia Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Columbia Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 park feature
- 1 public space
- 1 recreation center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Basis Independent Brooklyn School200 feet
- Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5760 feet
- Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5760 feet
Show all 4
- Bbru Lorraine Pre-K870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Red Hook Recreation Area Park60 feet
- Todd Triangle440 feet
- Red Hook Community Farm in Red Hook Recreation Area Park feature480 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at IKEA Public space800 feet
Community centers and public services
- Red Hook Recreation Center1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket600 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Street & Sigourney Street 240 feet
- Columbia Street & Creamer Street 260 feet
- Hicks Street & Bay Street 500 feet
- Columbia Street & Lorraine Street 520 feet
- Bay Street & Otsego Street 560 feet
- Coffey Street & Otsego Street 640 feet
- Columbia Street & Bush Street 750 feet
- Hicks Street & Creamer Street 760 feet
See every intersection along Bay Street or Columbia Street.