Degraw Street & Strong Place
Degraw Street and Strong Place meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Cobble Hill Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Strong Place Baptist Church stands 130 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 20 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Carroll St F, G0.4 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Court St/Degraw St, 890 feet away, for the B57.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Court St/Degraw St B57890 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Henry St & Degraw St 23 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
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 January 2023.
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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Degraw Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Cobble Hill Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 330 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1849 and 1868.
- Strong Place Baptist Church Designated landmark130 feet
- Trinity German Lutheran Church Designated landmark420 feet
- Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Rectory Designated landmark600 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 college
- 1 police station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College1,010 feet
- Pache Montessori Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,020 feet
- P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan School1,030 feet
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- Petits Poussins Carroll Gardens Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,170 feet
- Kane Street Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 51,260 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Episcopal Church Cobble Hill Landmark810 feet
- Kane Street Synagogue House of worship1,260 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station920 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket380 feet
- Union Market Supermarket1,140 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Henry Street & Degraw Street 270 feet
- Clinton Street & Degraw Street 280 feet
- Degraw Street & Cheever Place 500 feet
- Henry Street & Sackett Street 530 feet
- Clinton Street & Sackett Street 540 feet
- Degraw Street & Tompkins Place 570 feet
- Kane Street & Strong Place 710 feet
- Union Street & Henry Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Degraw Street or Strong Place.