Court Street & Schermerhorn Street

Court Street and Schermerhorn Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church is 190 feet away, and Brooklyn Frontiers High School is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Borough Hall/Court St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2, 3, 4 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places and 74 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Borough Hall/Court St
630 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, R
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Court St/Schermerhorn St · B57
Within a walk
27 places
7 trade or language schools, 5 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Court Street & Schermerhorn Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Borough Hall/Court St, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Borough Hall/Court St 2, 3, 4, 5, R
    630 feet
    2 3 4 5 R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
5 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
  5. R …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    0.3 miles
    A C F R
  2. Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts A, C, G
    0.3 miles
    A C G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/Schermerhorn St, 40 feet away, for the B57.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/Schermerhorn St B57
    40 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Court Street and Schermerhorn Street.

  • 93 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Schermerhorn St & Court St 59 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Atlantic Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2012
  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brooklyn Heights
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 55 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Schermerhorn Street (south side).

East side of Court Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Court Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

North side of Schermerhorn Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300546, 300547, 342556 and 342557.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 192 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1879.

  1. Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Building Designated landmark
    340 feet
  2. Terminal Building Designated landmark
    490 feet
  3. Brooklyn Municipal Building Designated landmark
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 courthouses
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. SS Constantine Greek Orthodox Church School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  2. A Fantis Parochial School
    510 feet
  3. Crown Bus Inst-Kings Trade or language school
    720 feet
Show all 14
  1. Crown Business Institute Trade or language school
    720 feet
  2. Brooklyn Frontiers High School
    770 feet
  3. American Bus Inst of Brooklyn Trade or language school
    850 feet
  4. Packer Collegiate Institute School · landmark
    1,070 feet
  5. Mary McDowell Friends - Upper School
    1,120 feet
  6. Career Training Center Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  7. Mti Business School (5002) Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  8. Mti Business School-Tech Div(5001) Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  9. Brooklyn Law School College
    1,130 feet
  10. Brooklyn Hts Montessori School
    1,260 feet
  11. New Allen School Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Park
    730 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 111 Livingston Street Public space
    790 feet
  2. Public space at Livingston Plaza Public space
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Transit Museum
    500 feet
  2. Borough Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    770 feet
  3. Friends Meetinghouse and School Listed historic place
    790 feet
Show all 4
  1. Brooklyn Borough Hall Listed historic place
    920 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    190 feet
  2. Antioch Pentecostal Church Landmark
    460 feet
  3. St Charles Borromeo Church House of worship
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooklyn Criminal Court Courthouse
    910 feet
  2. Brooklyn Civil Court Courthouse
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    50 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    240 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    490 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    690 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,080 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    480 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    850 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 74 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Court Street or Schermerhorn 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.