Columbia Street & Summit Street
Columbia Street and Summit Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Summit Street Community Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Carroll St, is 170 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them gardens, and 21 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Carroll St, 170 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Carroll St B61 · Shelter170 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 72 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Columbia St 39 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station900 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 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
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Columbia Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Columbia Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Summit Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Summit Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 gardens
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 dog run
- 1 park
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5130 feet
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School890 feet
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,040 feet
Show all 4
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Summit Street Community Garden40 feet
- Amazing Garden300 feet
- Harold Ickes Playground530 feet
Show all 12
- Pirate's Cove Garden350 feet
- Backyard Garden560 feet
- Dimattina Playground900 feet
- Human Compass Community Garden1,040 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park Playground1,060 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden1,090 feet
- Urban Meadow Garden1,140 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park1,150 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Street & Woodhull Street 260 feet
- Carroll Street & Columbia Street 260 feet
- Hicks Street & Summit Street 400 feet
- President Street & Columbia Street 520 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Columbia Street 600 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Rapelye Street 620 feet
- Hicks Street & Woodhull Street 660 feet
- Carroll Street & Hicks Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Columbia Street or Summit Street.