Columbia Street & Degraw Street
Columbia Street and Degraw Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. South Brooklyn Children's Garden is 260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Sackett St, is 370 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them gardens, and 20 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Sackett St, 370 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Sackett St B61370 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & Degraw St 21 docks in all90 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2017
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
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
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Columbia Street (both sides).
North side of Degraw Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Degraw Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303072 and 312687.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 46 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1852 and 1854.
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Designated landmark650 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 gardens
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5790 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden260 feet
- Human Compass Community Garden300 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park Playground1,040 feet
Show all 7
- Amazing Garden1,040 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park1,170 feet
- Urban Meadow Garden1,170 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden1,300 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Degraw Street & Tiffany Place 250 feet
- Columbia Street & Sackett Street 260 feet
- Hicks Street & Degraw Street 400 feet
- Union Street & Columbia Street 520 feet
- Hicks Street & Sackett Street 660 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Sackett Street 720 feet
- President Street & Columbia Street 780 feet
- Columbia Street & Kane Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Columbia Street or Degraw Street.