Henry Street & Joralemon Street

Henry Street and Joralemon Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Brooklyn Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Medical Arts Building stands 450 feet away, and Brooklyn Heights Promenade is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Borough Hall/Court St, is about four minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 54 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Borough Hall/Court St
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, R
Nearest bus stop
950 feet
Atlantic Av/Henry St · B61, B63
Within a walk
33 places
9 religious buildings, 8 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Henry Street & Joralemon Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Borough Hall/Court St, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Borough Hall/Court St 2, 3, 4, 5, R
    1,090 feet
    2 3 4 5 R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
5 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
  5. R …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Clark St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    0.4 miles
    A C F R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Henry St, 950 feet away, for the B61 and B63.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Henry St B61, B63
    950 feet
    B61 B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …
  2. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Henry Street.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Henry St & Remsen St 23 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Atlantic Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 69 Rapelye Street Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

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 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brooklyn Heights
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Henry Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Henry Street

  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Joralemon Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Joralemon Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 342764.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 548 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1846 and 1879.

  1. Roman Catholic Church of St. Charles Borromeo Rectory Designated landmark
    390 feet
  2. Medical Arts Building Designated landmark
    450 feet
  3. St. Charles Borromeo Parochial School Designated landmark
    460 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 3 parks
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chabad Lubavitch of Brooklyn Heights Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. Brooklyn Autism Center Academy School
    520 feet
  3. Grace Church School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    540 feet
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  1. Mary McDowell Friends - Upper School
    550 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  3. Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    760 feet
  4. Packer Collegiate Institute School
    880 feet
  5. St. Ann's Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    920 feet
  6. Packer Collegiate Institute Early School
    950 feet
  7. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  8. Altschool Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,040 feet
  9. Smith Street Arts Et Lettres School
    1,080 feet
  10. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  11. Crown Bus Inst-Kings Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  12. Crown Business Institute Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  13. Career Training Center Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  14. Mti Business School (5002) Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  15. Mti Business School-Tech Div(5001) Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bridge Park
    1,220 feet
  2. Brooklyn Heights Promenade
    1,230 feet
  3. Columbus Park
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brooklyn Heights Historic District Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Charles Borromeo Church Landmark
    330 feet
  2. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral Landmark
    460 feet
  3. Chabad of Brooklyn Heights House of worship
    510 feet
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  1. Grace Church Brooklyn Heights House of worship
    540 feet
  2. St Ann & the Holy Trinity Church Listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. First Unitarian Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 224 Fire station
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,180 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,180 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,110 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 places to eat and 12 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:

See every intersection along Henry Street or Joralemon 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.