Court Street & Luquer Street

Court Street and Luquer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church is 140 feet away, and Cough Triangle is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Smith-9 Sts, is about five minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Smith-9 Sts
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Court St/Nelson St · B57
Within a walk
9 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Court Street & Luquer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Smith-9 Sts, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    0.3 miles
    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. Carroll St F, G
    0.3 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/Nelson St, 370 feet away, for the B57.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/Nelson St B57
    370 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Court Street.

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Court St & Huntington St 33 docks in all
    460 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Nelson Street & Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, 1,140 feet 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
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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
37 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 1900 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Court Street

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

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 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Luquer Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300494 and 306396.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. International School of Brooklyn School
    300 feet
  2. Ladybug Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  3. Charlotte's Place Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Choo Choo Train Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Mary's Park
    370 feet
  2. St. Mary's Park Playground
    660 feet
  3. Admiral Triangle Playground
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. Cough Triangle
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

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

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and eight 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Court Street or Luquer 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.