Degraw Street & Tiffany Place
Degraw Street and Tiffany Place meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. 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 440 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Sackett St, is 630 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them gardens, and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Sackett St, 630 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Sackett St B61630 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & Degraw St 21 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Degraw Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 116 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1850 and 1855.
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Designated landmark440 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 gardens
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5810 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden520 feet
- Human Compass Community Garden560 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park Playground1,290 feet
Show all 4
- Amazing Garden1,300 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station950 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,230 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and nine 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hicks Street & Degraw Street 150 feet
- Columbia Street & Degraw Street 250 feet
- Hicks Street & Sackett Street 410 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Sackett Street 460 feet
- Columbia Street & Sackett Street 520 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Union Street 720 feet
- Kane Street & Tiffany Place 770 feet
- Union Street & Columbia Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Degraw Street or Tiffany Place.