Creamer Street & Otsego Street
Creamer Street and Otsego Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Police Service Area #1 Satellite is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Otsego St/Creamer St, is 70 feet away for the B57, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Otsego St/Creamer St, 70 feet away, for the B57.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Otsego St/Creamer St B5770 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Dwight St & Dikeman St 21 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Creamer Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Creamer Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Otsego Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Basis Independent Brooklyn School770 feet
- Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,050 feet
- Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 51,050 feet
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- Bbru Lorraine Pre-K1,150 feet
- Learning Wheel Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
- P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Red Hook Recreation Area Park540 feet
- Red Hook Community Farm in Red Hook Recreation Area Park feature810 feet
- Coffey Park810 feet
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- Coffey Park Playground850 feet
- Todd Triangle1,250 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at IKEA Public space910 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Red Hook West Community center580 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station940 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket900 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dikeman Street & Otsego Street 50 feet
- Lorraine Street & Wolcott Street 240 feet
- Bay Street & Otsego Street 250 feet
- Dwight Street & Dikeman Street 260 feet
- Coffey Street & Otsego Street 330 feet
- Dwight Street & Wolcott Street 350 feet
- Dwight Street & Otsego Street 440 feet
- Dwight Street & Otsego Street at Bush Street 500 feet
See every intersection along Creamer Street or Otsego Street.