Columbia Street & Seabring Street
Columbia Street and Seabring Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 firehouse is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Seabring St, is 1,010 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Seabring St, 1,010 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Seabring St B61 · Shelter1,010 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks 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 all1,080 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 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes 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 2023.
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
- Three 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 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Coles Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Coles Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Columbia Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Columbia Street
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY TBTA
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Seabring Street
- Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY TBTA
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Seabring Street
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 gardens
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Red Hook Neighborhood School950 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School950 feet
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,040 feet
Show all 4
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground650 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run690 feet
- Pirate's Cove Garden790 feet
Show all 6
- Coffey Park850 feet
- Harold Ickes Playground1,040 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden1,190 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station420 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 26 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 220 feet
- Columbia Street & Luquer Street 250 feet
- Columbia Street & Commerce Street 280 feet
- Columbia Street & Dwight Street 340 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Coles Street 370 feet
- Richards Street & Seabring Street 450 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Coles Street 450 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Bowne Street 460 feet
See every intersection along Coles Street, Columbia Street or Seabring Street.