Gowanus Expressway & Hamilton Avenue at Nelson Street

Gowanus Expressway, Hamilton Avenue and Nelson Street meet at a five-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Dimattina Playground is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Smith-9 Sts, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them schools, and 16 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Smith-9 Sts
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
1,140 feet
Mill St/Clinton St · B57, B61
Within a walk
17 places
6 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gowanus Expressway & Hamilton Avenue at Nelson Street 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 seven 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. Carroll St F, G
    0.5 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Mill St/Clinton St, 1,140 feet away, for the B57 and B61.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Mill St/Clinton St B57, B61
    1,140 feet
    B57 B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …
  2. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Henry St & W 9 St 19 docks in all
    620 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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 1,000 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 25 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

East side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Hamilton Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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 Nelson Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Nelson Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Red Hook Neighborhood School
    740 feet
  2. Summit Academy Charter School
    740 feet
  3. Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School
    910 feet
Show all 9
  1. The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School
    910 feet
  2. Pave Academy Charter School
    950 feet
  3. Strong Place for Hope Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  4. Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet
  5. International School of Brooklyn School
    1,270 feet
  6. Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Admiral Triangle Playground
    370 feet
  2. Dimattina Playground
    450 feet
  3. Dimattina Park Dog Run
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  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 16 places to eat and eight 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 31 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYC City Planning, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 3, 2026.