Henry Street & Woodhull Street
Henry Street and Woodhull Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Erasmus "Mike" Napolitano Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dimattina Playground is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about six minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight 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 six 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/1 Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the B57.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Court St/1 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
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 1 Pl & Clinton St 34 docks in all730 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, 460 feet by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.6 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 one crash 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 December 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
- 41 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Erasmus "Mike" Napolitano Corner, a co-naming enacted on July 13, 1998 (Local Law 32 of 1998).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,700 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 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Erasmus "Mike" Napolitano Corner.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Henry Street
- Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Woodhull Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Woodhull Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Greek Revival, and built in 1840.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 listed historic places
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 college
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 550 feet
- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School540 feet
- The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School540 feet
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- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School580 feet
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5660 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K890 feet
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground260 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run910 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- John Rankin House Listed historic place1,060 feet
- St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church Listed historic place1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four 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:
- Henry Street & 2nd Place 90 feet
- Henry Street & 1st Place 230 feet
- Henry Street & Rapelye Street 260 feet
- Henry Street & Summit Street 260 feet
- Henry Street & 3rd Place 400 feet
- Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street 460 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Rapelye Street 500 feet
- Carroll Street & Henry Street 520 feet
See every intersection along Henry Street or Woodhull Street.