Degraw Street & Nevins Street
Degraw Street and Nevins Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Thomas Greene Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Union St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 14 places to eat. About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2023 and 2024, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Union St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Union St R0.4 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Southbound
1 line- R …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “CommUnion” (1994) by Emmett Wigglesworth at the Union St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Douglass St, 790 feet away, for the B37.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/Douglass St B37790 feetB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Degraw Street and Nevins Street.
- 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Union St & Nevins St 36 docks in all550 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 3rd Avenue & Hamilton Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 300 Bergen Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11217
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 78
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- A posted limit of 20 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2023 and 2024.
Since 2014 at least 56 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Degraw Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Degraw Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Neoclassical. They were built between 1909 and 1913.
- Gowanus Canal Flushing Tunnel Gate House Designated landmark520 feet
- Gowanus Canal Flushing Tunnel Pumping Station Designated landmark580 feet
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Designated landmark670 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Thomas Greene Playground40 feet
- Dolly's Park Garden1,040 feet
Community centers and public services
- Douglass & Degraw Pool Swimming pool170 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Sackett Street & Nevins Street 260 feet
- Douglass Street & Nevins Street 260 feet
- Union Street & Nevins Street 520 feet
- Nevins Street & Butler Street 520 feet
- 3rd Avenue & Degraw Street 610 feet
- President Street & Nevins Street 780 feet
- Baltic Street & Nevins Street 780 feet
- Union Street Bridge & Union Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Degraw Street or Nevins Street.