Henry Street & Remsen Street

Henry Street and Remsen Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Brooklyn Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral is 110 feet away, and Chabad of Brooklyn Heights is 270 feet away. The nearest subway, Borough Hall/Court St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2, 3, 4 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Borough Hall/Court St
720 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, R
Nearest bus stop
1,220 feet
Cadman Plaza West/Remsen St · B25, B26, B38, B41
Within a walk
36 places
10 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Henry Street & Remsen Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Borough Hall/Court St, 720 feet from this corner, about three 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
    720 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 Cadman Plaza West/Remsen St, 1,220 feet away, for the B25, B26, B38 and B41.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cadman Plaza West/Remsen St B25, B26, B38, B41
    1,220 feet
    B25 B26 B38 B41

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …
  2. B26 …
  3. B38 …
  4. B41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Henry Street.

  • 68 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 11 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
    40 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. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 August 2025.

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
77 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Remsen Street (south side).

East side of Henry Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Henry Street

  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Remsen Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Other rule 4 signs PARKING PERMITTED TUESDAY 8AM-6PM ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300080, 300083 and 300530.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 433 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1899.

  1. Hotel Bossert Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Hotel Brookmont Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. Holy Trinity Church Parish Hall Designated landmark
    480 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Autism Center Academy School
    140 feet
  2. Chabad Lubavitch of Brooklyn Heights Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    270 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
Show all 17
  1. Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Packer Collegiate Institute Early School
    590 feet
  3. Altschool Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    660 feet
  4. Grace Church School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  5. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  6. Smith Street Arts Et Lettres School
    780 feet
  7. Mary McDowell Friends - Upper School
    930 feet
  8. Career Training Center Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  9. Mti Business School (5002) Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  10. Mti Business School-Tech Div(5001) Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  11. New Allen School Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  12. Saint Ann's School
    1,100 feet
  13. Packer Collegiate Institute School
    1,160 feet
  14. St. Ann's Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Heights Promenade
    1,120 feet
  2. Columbus Park
    1,190 feet
  3. Brooklyn Bridge Park
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brooklyn Heights Historic District Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. Brooklyn Trust Company Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. Center for Brooklyn History Library · listed historic place
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Brooklyn Historical Society Historic site · listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral Landmark
    110 feet
  2. Chabad of Brooklyn Heights House of worship
    270 feet
  3. St Ann & the Holy Trinity Church Listed historic place
    550 feet
Show all 8
  1. St Charles Borromeo Church House of worship
    620 feet
  2. Grace Church Brooklyn Heights House of worship
    730 feet
  3. First Unitarian Church House of worship
    740 feet
  4. Zion German Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  5. First Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 55 Pierrepont Street Older adult center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 224 Fire station
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    880 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    730 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Henry Street or Remsen 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.