Dwight Street & Delavan Street
Dwight Street and Delavan Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. Summit Academy Charter School is 530 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Verona St, is 1,290 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Verona St, 1,290 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Verona St B61 · Countdown sign1,290 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & W 9 St 21 docks in all650 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station1,290 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Dwight Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 dog run
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Red Hook Neighborhood School530 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School530 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park310 feet
- Dimattina Playground750 feet
- Coffey Park Playground830 feet
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- Dimattina Park Dog Run1,220 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station950 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six 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:
- Columbia Street & Nelson Street 80 feet
- Columbia Street & Dwight Street 190 feet
- Columbia Street & Commerce Street 250 feet
- Dwight Street & Verona Street 280 feet
- Columbia Street & Luquer Street 280 feet
- Columbia Street & Huntington Street 330 feet
- Columbia Street & Verona Street 420 feet
- Columbia Street & Seabring Street 530 feet
See every intersection along Delavan Street or Dwight Street.