Columbia Street & Dwight Street
Columbia Street and Dwight 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. Red Hook Neighborhood School is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Commerce St, is 1,200 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Commerce St, 1,200 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Commerce St B611,200 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & W 9 St 21 docks in all730 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 260 Hamilton Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 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 October 2025.
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Columbia Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Dwight Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 dog run
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Red Hook Neighborhood School610 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School610 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park500 feet
- Dimattina Playground730 feet
- Coffey Park Playground1,020 feet
Show all 5
- Dimattina Park Dog Run1,030 feet
- Pirate's Cove Garden1,130 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station760 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six 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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Street & Commerce Street 60 feet
- Columbia Street & Luquer Street 90 feet
- Columbia Street & Nelson Street 160 feet
- Dwight Street & Delavan Street 190 feet
- Columbia Street & Seabring Street 340 feet
- Columbia Street & Huntington Street 410 feet
- Dwight Street & Verona Street 470 feet
- Columbia Street & Verona Street 500 feet
See every intersection along Columbia Street or Dwight Street.