Columbia Street & Centre Mall
Columbia Street and Centre Mall meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Pave Academy Charter School is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lorraine St/Columbia St, is 580 feet away for the B57 and B61. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them schools, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lorraine St/Columbia St, 580 feet away, for the B57 and B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorraine St/Columbia St B57, B61 · Shelter580 feetB57 B61
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B61 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Columbia Street.
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & W 9 St 21 docks in all460 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 260 Hamilton Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
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 November 2023.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, November 2013
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
Homes
About 3,400 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 1940.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 community center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5750 feet
- Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5750 feet
- Pave Academy Charter School1,080 feet
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- Bbru Lorraine Pre-K850 feet
- Basis Independent Brooklyn School1,210 feet
- Red Hook Neighborhood School1,220 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park880 feet
- Red Hook Recreation Area Park1,040 feet
- Coffey Park Playground1,190 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Red Hook West Community center1,070 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket620 feet
- CTown Supermarket870 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Street & Mill Street 250 feet
- Columbia Street & Bush Street 260 feet
- Columbia Street & Lorraine Street 500 feet
- Columbia Street & West 9th Street 500 feet
- Hicks Street & Centre Mall 500 feet
- Columbia Street & Verona Street 660 feet
- Columbia Street & Huntington Street 750 feet
- Hicks Street & Mill Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Centre Mall or Columbia Street.