Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue

Gowanus Expressway, Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and Hamilton Avenue (south-east) meet at an eight-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. Dimattina Playground is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Smith-9 Sts, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them schools, and six places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Smith-9 Sts
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Mill St/Clinton St · B57, B61
Within a walk
15 places
5 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Smith-9 Sts, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Mill St/Clinton St, 0.3 miles away, for the B57 and B61.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Mill St/Clinton St B57, B61
    0.3 miles
    B57 B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …
  2. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 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

  1. Henry St & W 9 St 19 docks in all
    930 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. 260 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 November 2025.

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

The streets

  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Luquer Street

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

South side of Luquer Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School
    690 feet
  2. The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School
    690 feet
  3. Red Hook Neighborhood School
    730 feet
Show all 7
  1. Summit Academy Charter School
    730 feet
  2. Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  3. Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  4. Pave Academy Charter School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dimattina Playground
    140 feet
  2. Dimattina Park Dog Run
    540 feet
  3. Admiral Triangle Playground
    680 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 120 West 9th Street Older adult center
    1,240 feet
  2. Red Hook East/Miccio Community Center
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 32 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Expressway, Hamilton Avenue, Luquer Street or Pedestrian Overpass.

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