Columbia Street & West 9th Street
Columbia Street and West 9th Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Summit Academy Charter School is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lorraine St/Columbia St, is 1,080 feet away for the B57 and B61. 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 Lorraine St/Columbia St, 1,080 feet away, for the B57 and B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorraine St/Columbia St B57, B61 · Shelter1,080 feetB57 B61
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B61 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Columbia Street.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & W 9 St 21 docks in all80 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 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 8 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 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Columbia Street
- Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
North side of West 9th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 9AM-6PM ALL DAYS
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-11PM ALL DAYS
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
South side of West 9th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Red Hook Neighborhood School720 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School720 feet
- Pave Academy Charter School980 feet
Show all 5
- Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,250 feet
- Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 51,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park380 feet
- Coffey Park Playground900 feet
- Dimattina Playground1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket870 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket1,120 feet
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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Street & Verona Street 160 feet
- Columbia Street & Mill Street 250 feet
- Columbia Street & Huntington Street 250 feet
- Dwight Street & Verona Street 340 feet
- Columbia Street & Nelson Street 500 feet
- Columbia Street & Centre Mall 500 feet
- Hicks Street & West 9th Street 510 feet
- Dwight Street & Delavan Street 580 feet
See every intersection along Columbia Street or West 9th Street.