Columbia Street & Verona Street
Columbia Street and Verona Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dimattina Playground is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lorraine St/Columbia St, is 1,240 feet away for the B57 and B61. Within a five-minute walk are 11 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 Lorraine St/Columbia St, 1,240 feet away, for the B57 and B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorraine St/Columbia St B57, B61 · Shelter1,240 feetB57 B61
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B61 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & W 9 St 21 docks in all230 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 260 Hamilton Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 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 March 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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1938.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 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 December 2016 and July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Columbia Street
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Verona Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Verona Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Red Hook Neighborhood School560 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School560 feet
- Pave Academy Charter School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park220 feet
- Coffey Park Playground740 feet
- Dimattina Playground1,010 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,030 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket1,280 feet
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, 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 & Huntington Street 90 feet
- Columbia Street & West 9th Street 160 feet
- Dwight Street & Verona Street 190 feet
- Columbia Street & Nelson Street 340 feet
- Columbia Street & Mill Street 410 feet
- Dwight Street & Delavan Street 420 feet
- Columbia Street & Dwight Street 500 feet
- Columbia Street & Commerce Street 560 feet
See every intersection along Columbia Street or Verona Street.