Dikeman Street & Otsego Street
Dikeman Street and Otsego Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Basis Independent Brooklyn is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Otsego St/Creamer St, is 20 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, 20 feet away, for the B57.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Otsego St/Creamer St B5720 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 all260 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 December 2023.
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
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Dikeman Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Dikeman Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Otsego Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 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 School730 feet
- Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,100 feet
- Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 51,100 feet
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- Bbru Lorraine Pre-K1,200 feet
- P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly School1,280 feet
- Learning Wheel Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Red Hook Recreation Area Park490 feet
- Red Hook Community Farm in Red Hook Recreation Area Park feature760 feet
- Coffey Park860 feet
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- Coffey Park Playground900 feet
- Todd Triangle1,200 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at IKEA Public space870 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Red Hook West Community center630 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station980 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket950 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Creamer Street & Otsego Street 50 feet
- Bay Street & Otsego Street 200 feet
- Dwight Street & Dikeman Street 210 feet
- Coffey Street & Otsego Street 280 feet
- Lorraine Street & Wolcott Street 290 feet
- Dwight Street & Wolcott Street 400 feet
- Sigourney Street & Otsego Street 450 feet
- Coffey Street & Dwight Street 470 feet
See every intersection along Dikeman Street or Otsego Street.