Dwight Street & Wolcott Street
Dwight Street and Wolcott 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, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly is 890 feet away, and Red Hook Pop-Up Library is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Otsego St/Lorraine St, is 140 feet away for the B61. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Otsego St/Lorraine St, 140 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Otsego St/Lorraine St B61140 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Dwight St & Dikeman St 21 docks in all230 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.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 October 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
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Dwight Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Dwight Street
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
North side of Wolcott Street
- Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Wolcott Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- Learning Wheel Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly School890 feet
- Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5920 feet
Show all 6
- Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5920 feet
- Bbru Lorraine Pre-K1,020 feet
- Basis Independent Brooklyn School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park560 feet
- Coffey Park Playground600 feet
- Red Hook Recreation Area Park890 feet
Show all 4
- Red Hook Community Farm in Red Hook Recreation Area Park feature1,160 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at IKEA Public space1,080 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Red Hook Pop-Up Library1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- Pentecostal Holiness Church House of worship1,290 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Red Hook West Community center270 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station680 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket790 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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:
- Lorraine Street & Wolcott Street 110 feet
- Dwight Street & Otsego Street 140 feet
- Dwight Street & Otsego Street at Bush Street 240 feet
- Dwight Street & Dikeman Street 260 feet
- Creamer Street & Otsego Street 350 feet
- Dikeman Street & Otsego Street 400 feet
- Coffey Street & Dwight Street 520 feet
- Richards Street & Wolcott Street 560 feet
See every intersection along Dwight Street or Wolcott Street.