Conover Street & Reed Street
Conover Street and Reed 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. Waterfront Museum is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Beard St/Van Brunt St, is 760 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and eight places to eat. About 180 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Beard St/Van Brunt St, 760 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beard St/Van Brunt St B61760 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Coffey St & Conover St 32 docks in all850 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2019.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Conover Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Reed Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-5PM
South side of Reed Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 museum
- 1 park
- 1 public space
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- South Brooklyn Community High School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Valentino Pier Park1,270 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Red Hook Stores Public space30 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Waterfront Museum Listed historic place320 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket530 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Beard Street & Conover Street 260 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Reed Street 450 feet
- Van Dyke Street & Conover Street 520 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Beard Street 710 feet
- Coffey Street & Conover Street 780 feet
- Van Dyke Street & Barnell Street 850 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Van Dyke Street 970 feet
- Dikeman Street & Conover Street 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Conover Street or Reed Street.