Court Street & State Street

Court Street and State Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. A Fantis Parochial School is 250 feet away, and Brooklyn Criminal Court is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Borough Hall/Court St, is about three minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 78 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Court Street.

Safety record
2 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Borough Hall/Court St
890 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, R
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Court St/Atlantic Av · B57
Within a walk
22 places
5 religious buildings, 4 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Court Street & State Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Borough Hall/Court St, 890 feet from this corner, about three 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
    890 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. Bergen St F, G
    0.3 miles
    F G

Bus

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

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/Atlantic Av B57
    220 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Court Street.

  • 72 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
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Atlantic Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.4 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
    0.4 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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 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 February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2014
  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

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
53 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 3,300 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 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 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 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Court Street

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

North side of State Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 342557 and 342558.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 221 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1847 and 1873.

  1. South Brooklyn Savings Bank Designated landmark
    390 feet
  2. (former) Brooklyn Athenaeum Designated landmark
    530 feet
  3. Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Building Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 schools
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 public spaces
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. SS Constantine Greek Orthodox Church School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    200 feet
  2. A Fantis Parochial School
    250 feet
  3. American Bus Inst of Brooklyn Trade or language school
    600 feet
Show all 8
  1. Brooklyn Frontiers High School
    930 feet
  2. Crown Bus Inst-Kings Trade or language school
    970 feet
  3. Crown Business Institute Trade or language school
    970 feet
  4. Brooklyn Hts Montessori School
    1,010 feet
  5. Mary McDowell Friends School-Element School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Park
    980 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 111 Livingston Street Public space
    1,050 feet
  2. Public space at Livingston Plaza Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Transit Museum
    660 feet
  2. Friends Meetinghouse and School Listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. Borough Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  2. Brooklyn Borough Hall Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Antioch Pentecostal Church Landmark
    230 feet
  2. St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    270 feet
  3. Saint Pauls RC Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Charles Borromeo Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooklyn Criminal Court Courthouse
    950 feet

Bank branches

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

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    440 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    830 feet
  3. Union Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    230 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    600 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 78 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Court Street or State 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.