Commercial Wharf & Bowne Street
Commercial Wharf and Bowne Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Harold Ickes Playground is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Seabring St, is 760 feet away for the B61. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 110 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Seabring St, 760 feet away, for the B61.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Seabring St B61 · Shelter760 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Commerce St & Van Brunt St 19 docks in all960 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station1,220 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 110 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harold Ickes Playground760 feet
- Backyard Garden1,070 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Imlay Street & Bowne Street 220 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Bowne Street 460 feet
- Commercial Wharf & Commerce Street 520 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Seabring Street 720 feet
- Imlay Street & Commerce Street 730 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Summit Street 740 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Van Brunt Street 860 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Summit Street 970 feet
See every intersection along Bowne Street or Commercial Wharf.