Henry Street & Congress Street

Henry Street and Congress Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Cobble Hill Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Polhemus Building stands 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Bergen St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bergen St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
780 feet
Atlantic Av/Henry St · B61, B63
Within a walk
14 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Henry Street & Congress Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bergen St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Bergen St 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 Atlantic Av/Henry St, 780 feet away, for the B61 and B63.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Henry St B61, B63 · Countdown sign
    780 feet
    B61 B63
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …
  2. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Congress Street and Henry Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Congress St & Clinton St 44 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Atlantic Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 69 Rapelye Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Congress Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Congress Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Henry Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Henry Street

  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Cobble Hill Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 407 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1847 and 1878.

  1. St. Peter's Hospital Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. The Polhemus Building Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. The Dudley Memorial Building Designated landmark
    220 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Preschool of Science Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    430 feet
  2. P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan School
    770 feet
  3. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. Long Island Coll Hosp Sch of Nrsing College
    950 feet
  2. MS Lam Montessori School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cobble Hill Park Playground
    270 feet
  2. Cobble Hill Park
    340 feet
  3. Van Voorhees Playground
    590 feet

Health care

  1. Cobble Hill Health Center Nursing home or hospice
    230 feet
  2. NYU Langone Hospital - Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center Hospital
    950 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cobble Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    810 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Pauls RC Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. Christ Episcopal Church Cobble Hill House of worship
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Union Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Congress Street or Henry Street.

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