Court Street & 4th Place

Court Street and 4th Place meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. International School of Brooklyn is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them playgrounds, and 33 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Court Street.

Safety record
9 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Carroll St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
Court St/3 Pl · B57
Within a walk
9 places
3 playgrounds, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Court Street & 4th Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Carroll St F, G
    1,110 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
    0.3 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/3 Pl, 230 feet away, for the B57.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/3 Pl B57 · Shelter
    230 feet
    B57
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Court Street.

  • 49 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clinton St & 4 Place 25 docks in all
    620 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Nelson Street & Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is 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 July 2019 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 4th Place

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of 4th 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 2 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 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Court Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306396 and 330964.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. International School of Brooklyn School
    580 feet
  2. Ladybug Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
  3. Charlotte's Place Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Mary's Park
    650 feet
  2. St. Mary's Park Playground
    940 feet
  3. Admiral Triangle Playground
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. Carroll Park
    1,290 feet
  2. Dimattina Playground
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

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

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    250 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Union Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    810 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Place or Court Street.

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