Dwight Street & Verona Street
Dwight Street and Verona Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coffey Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Verona St, is 1,210 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 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, 1,210 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Verona St B61 · Countdown sign1,210 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & W 9 St 21 docks in all420 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.
- 260 Hamilton Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
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
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1938.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Dwight Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of Dwight Street
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
North side of Verona Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Verona Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Red Hook Neighborhood School740 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School740 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park40 feet
- Coffey Park Playground560 feet
- Dimattina Playground1,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Red Hook West Community center1,300 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station1,170 feet
- Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,210 feet
- 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Street & Verona Street 190 feet
- Dwight Street & Delavan Street 280 feet
- Columbia Street & Huntington Street 280 feet
- Columbia Street & West 9th Street 340 feet
- Columbia Street & Nelson Street 360 feet
- Columbia Street & Dwight Street 470 feet
- Dwight Street & Pioneer Street 520 feet
- Columbia Street & Commerce Street 520 feet
See every intersection along Dwight Street or Verona Street.