Dwight Street & Dikeman Street

Dwight Street and Dikeman 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. Red Hook Recreation Area is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Dwight St/Dikeman St, is 100 feet away for the B57 and B61. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Gowanus Expressway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Dwight St/Dikeman St · B57, B61
Within a walk
16 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dwight Street & Dikeman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Dwight St/Dikeman St, 100 feet away, for the B57 and B61.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dwight St/Dikeman St B57, B61
    100 feet
    B57 B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …
  2. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Dwight St & Dikeman St 21 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,000 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
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dikeman Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Dikeman Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Dwight Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of Dwight Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Industrial, and built in 1859.

  1. Brooklyn Clay Retort and Fire Brick Works Storehouse Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Basis Independent Brooklyn School
    940 feet
  2. Learning Wheel Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  3. P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly School
    1,150 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet
  2. Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  3. Bbru Lorraine Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Red Hook Recreation Area Park
    700 feet
  2. Coffey Park
    820 feet
  3. Coffey Park Playground
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. Red Hook Community Farm in Red Hook Recreation Area Park feature
    970 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at IKEA Public space
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Red Hook West Community center
    530 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dikeman Street or Dwight Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.