Court Street & 2nd Place

Court Street and 2nd Place meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Carroll Park is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 37 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Carroll St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Court St/1 Pl · B57
Within a walk
15 places
3 listed historic places, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Court Street & 2nd Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Carroll St F, G
    480 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/1 Pl, 220 feet away, for the B57.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/1 Pl B57 · Shelter
    220 feet
    B57
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Place and Court Street.

  • 58 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Smith St & 3 St 25 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 327 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11231
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
76
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 2nd Place

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of 2nd Place

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of Court Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Court Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8:30-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309556 and 330962.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Twelve buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate (late), and mostly built between 1871 and 1872.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Carroll Park.

  1. Carroll Park Memorial Stele by Eugene H. Morahan, 1921
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Hannah Senesh Community School
    740 feet
  2. P.S. 058 the Carroll School
    790 feet
  3. Ladybug Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  2. International School of Brooklyn School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carroll Park
    650 feet
  2. Carroll Park Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. St. Mary's Park
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. South Congregational Church Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  3. John Rankin House Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 378 Court Street Older adult center
    740 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    430 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    450 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Union Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Place or Court Street.

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