Gowanus Expressway & Hamilton Avenue at Centre Street

Gowanus Expressway, Hamilton Avenue and Centre Street meet at a five-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 279/Ladder 131 firehouse is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Smith-9 Sts, is about four minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Smith-9 Sts
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Court St/W 9 St · B57, B61
Within a walk
15 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & Hamilton Avenue at Centre Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Smith-9 Sts, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    1,080 feet
    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 Court St/W 9 St, 430 feet away, for the B57 and B61.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/W 9 St B57, B61 · Shelter
    430 feet
    B57 B61
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …
  2. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clinton St & Centre St 21 docks in all
    650 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.

  1. 375 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    640 feet
  2. 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 August 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

  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1917 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Amur corktree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Centre Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Centre Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Hamilton Avenue Bridge.

  1. Assent Ascent Light installation by Jim Conti, 2009
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Choo Choo Train Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    240 feet
  2. Charlotte's Place Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    250 feet
  3. Strong Place for Hope Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
Show all 4
  1. International School of Brooklyn School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cough Triangle
    200 feet
  2. Red Hook Recreation Area Park
    840 feet
  3. Bush Clinton Playground
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. St. Mary's Park Playground
    1,180 feet
  2. St. Mary's Park
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Red Hook Post Office
    710 feet
  2. Older adult center at 120 West 9th Street Older adult center
    1,180 feet
  3. Red Hook East/Miccio Community Center
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 279/Ladder 131 Fire station
    720 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 17 places to eat and seven 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Centre Street, Gowanus Expressway or Hamilton Avenue.

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