Gold Street & Water Street

Gold Street and Water Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. "Constitution" Engine Company No.7 stands 450 feet away. The nearest subway, York St, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them gardens, and 12 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
York St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
Gold St/York St · B62, B67
Within a walk
10 places
2 gardens, 2 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gold Street & Water Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is York St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. York St F
    0.3 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Gold St/York St, 690 feet away, for the B62 and B67.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gold St/York St B62, B67 · Shelter
    690 feet
    B62 B67
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …
  2. B67 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Gold Street and Water Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Front St & Gold St 37 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Manhattan Bridge at Bridge Street & Nassau Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Gold Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Gold Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Water Street

  • No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Water Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 73 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1841 and 1903.

  1. "Constitution" Engine Company No.7 Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. Commandant's House, Quarters A Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 college
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ember Charter High School
    520 feet
  2. P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams School
    950 feet
  3. Amg School of Nursing College
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vinegar Hill Community Garden
    580 feet
  2. Pulse Garden - Farragut Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Quarters A Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. Public School 7 Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Farragut Community Center
    1,040 feet
  2. Older adult center at 228 York Street Older adult center
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Gold Organic Farm Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Gold Street or Water Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.