Court Street & Nelson Street

Court Street and Nelson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. International School of Brooklyn is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Smith-9 Sts, is about four 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 28 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Court Street.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Smith-9 Sts
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
120 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 & Nelson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Smith-9 Sts, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/Nelson St, 120 feet away, for the B57.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Court Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at Nelson Street & Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, 890 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 327 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    1,200 feet
  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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2023

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 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
  • 19 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2025 and July 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, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • No parking 1 sign 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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Court Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306162 and 333430.

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
    120 feet
  2. Charlotte's Place Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    770 feet
  3. Choo Choo Train Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    790 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ladybug Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Mary's Park
    360 feet
  2. St. Mary's Park Playground
    410 feet
  3. Admiral Triangle Playground
    620 feet
Show all 4
  1. Cough Triangle
    790 feet

Houses of worship

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

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Nelson 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.