Columbia Street & Nelson Street
Columbia Street and Nelson Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. Coffey Park is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Commerce St, is 0.3 miles 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, 0.3 miles away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Commerce St B610.3 milesB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & W 9 St 21 docks in all570 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.
- 229 Van Brunt Street 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 April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, May 2019
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Columbia Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Columbia Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Nelson Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
South side of Nelson Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
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 School450 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School450 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park390 feet
- Dimattina Playground670 feet
- Coffey Park Playground920 feet
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- Dimattina Park Dog Run1,190 feet
- Pirate's Cove Garden1,290 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station920 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 seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dwight Street & Delavan Street 80 feet
- Columbia Street & Dwight Street 160 feet
- Columbia Street & Commerce Street 220 feet
- Columbia Street & Huntington Street 250 feet
- Columbia Street & Luquer Street 250 feet
- Columbia Street & Verona Street 340 feet
- Dwight Street & Verona Street 360 feet
- Columbia Street & West 9th Street 500 feet
See every intersection along Columbia Street, Delavan Street or Nelson Street.