Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue
Gowanus Expressway, Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and Hamilton Avenue (north-west) meet at a six-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Summit Academy Charter School is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Smith-9 Sts, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them schools, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Smith-9 Sts, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Smith-9 Sts F, G0.5 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Seabring St, 0.3 miles away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Seabring St B61 · Shelter0.3 milesB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Henry St & W 9 St 19 docks in all1,200 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 38 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Homes
About 700 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 dog run
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5740 feet
- Red Hook Neighborhood School780 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School780 feet
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- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School970 feet
- The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School970 feet
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground240 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run290 feet
- Admiral Triangle Playground950 feet
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- Pirate's Cove Garden1,050 feet
- Harold Ickes Playground1,300 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station990 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 28 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hicks Street 70 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hicks Street at Hamilton Avenue 80 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Coles Street 120 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue 160 feet
- Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 190 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Coles Street 200 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 250 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue 280 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Expressway or Hamilton Avenue.