Degraw Street & Cheever Place
Degraw Street and Cheever Place meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Cobble Hill Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sacred Heart Catholic School stands 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Sackett St, is 1,110 feet away for the B61, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Sackett St, 1,110 feet away, for the B61.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Sackett St B611,110 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Henry St & Degraw St 23 docks in all250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1923.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Degraw Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Cobble Hill Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 239 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1845 and 1872.
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Designated landmark320 feet
- Strong Place Baptist Church Designated landmark450 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 gardens
- 1 college
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College980 feet
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,000 feet
- P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan School1,140 feet
Show all 4
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Human Compass Community Garden900 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden1,050 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station880 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket240 feet
- Union Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Henry Street & Degraw Street 230 feet
- Henry Street & Sackett Street 490 feet
- Degraw Street & Strong Place 500 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Sackett Street 540 feet
- Hicks Street & Sackett Street 600 feet
- Kane Street & Cheever Place 740 feet
- Union Street & Hicks Street 750 feet
- Union Street & Henry Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Cheever Place or Degraw Street.