Commercial Wharf & Commerce Street

Commercial Wharf and Commerce 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. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov is 1,200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Commerce St, is 460 feet away for the B61. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Commercial Wharf & Commerce Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Commerce St, 460 feet away, for the B61.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Brunt St/Commerce St B61
    460 feet
    B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Commerce St & Van Brunt St 19 docks in all
    440 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station
    710 feet
  2. 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

No 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
Elevation
4 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 160 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harold Ickes Playground
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.