Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Columbia Street and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Columbia Street) meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Adam Yauch Park is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Congress St, is 270 feet away for the B61, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them playgrounds, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Congress St, 270 feet away, for the B61.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Congress St B61270 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Congress St & Hicks St 35 docks in all450 feet
By car
A ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound starts at this corner.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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
- 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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 32 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1840 and 1863.
- St. Peter's School (formerly Academy) Designated landmark680 feet
- St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark750 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner.
- Timecast Installation by Nobuho Nagasawa, 2012690 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 dog run
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Kinder Prep Childcare 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
- MS Lam Montessori School1,220 feet
- Brooklyn Preschool of Science Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Voorhees Playground90 feet
- Adam Yauch Park660 feet
- Brooklyn Bridge Park850 feet
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- Adam Yauch Playground Dog Run900 feet
- Adam Yauch Park Playground900 feet
- Brooklyn Bridge Park Zone 6 Playground1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other places
- Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Ferry Landing1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Street & Congress Street 160 feet
- Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 360 feet
- Columbia Street & Warren Street 400 feet
- Hicks Street & Congress Street 560 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Columbia Street 610 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Congress Street 620 feet
- Columbia Street & Baltic Street 650 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Atlantic Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Columbia Street.