Henry Street & Rapelye Street
Henry Street and Rapelye Street meet at a four-way crossing 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 280 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and three 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 seven 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/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
- 18 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 all990 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, 720 feet by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.5 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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 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 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Henry Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Rapelye Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 college
- 1 dog run
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5220 feet
- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School280 feet
- The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School280 feet
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- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5520 feet
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School840 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K1,150 feet
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground230 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run650 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Henry Street & 3rd Place 140 feet
- Henry Street & 2nd Place 170 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Rapelye Street 240 feet
- Henry Street & Woodhull Street 260 feet
- Hicks Street & Rapelye Street 460 feet
- Henry Street & 4th Place 460 feet
- Henry Street & 1st Place 490 feet
- Henry Street & Coles Street 500 feet
See every intersection along Henry Street or Rapelye Street.