Henry Street & 2nd Place
Henry Street and 2nd Place meet at a three-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. Dimattina Park Dog Run is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about six minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Carroll St F, G0.3 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Court St/1 Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the B57.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Court St/1 Pl B57 · Shelter0.3 milesB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 1 Pl & Clinton St 34 docks in all820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street, 890 feet by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 2nd Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of 2nd Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Henry Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Greek Revival, and built in 1840.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 listed historic places
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 college
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 540 feet
- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School460 feet
- The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School460 feet
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- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School660 feet
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5690 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K970 feet
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground260 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run820 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- John Rankin House Listed historic place1,140 feet
- St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church Listed historic place1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,310 feet
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.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Henry Street & Woodhull Street 90 feet
- Henry Street & Rapelye Street 170 feet
- Henry Street & 3rd Place 310 feet
- Henry Street & 1st Place 320 feet
- Henry Street & Summit Street 350 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Rapelye Street 410 feet
- Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street 540 feet
- Clinton Street & 2nd Place 550 feet
See every intersection along 2nd Place or Henry Street.