Henry Street & 4th Place
Henry Street and 4th Place meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them schools, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Carroll St F, G0.4 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Also within a walk
- Smith-9 Sts F, G0.5 milesF G
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Court St/3 Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the B57.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Court St/3 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
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Clinton St & 4 Place 25 docks in all560 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes 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 January 2024.
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
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 4th Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of 4th Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Henry Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 dog run
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School290 feet
- The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School290 feet
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5680 feet
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- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5980 feet
- Red Hook Neighborhood School1,130 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School1,130 feet
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground160 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run530 feet
- Admiral Triangle Playground980 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 23 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Henry Street & Coles Street 30 feet
- Coles Street & Pedestrian Overpass 150 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Coles Street 290 feet
- Henry Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 300 feet
- Henry Street & 3rd Place 320 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Henry Street 380 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue 400 feet
- Henry Street & Rapelye Street 460 feet
See every intersection along 4th Place or Henry Street.