Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street
Hicks Street, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Woodhull Street meet at a seven-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Dimattina Park Dog Run is 530 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1900 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Carroll St F, G0.4 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Carroll St, 1,020 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Carroll St B61 · Shelter1,020 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 39 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
- Carroll St & Columbia St 39 docks in all1,000 feet
By car
A ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound starts at this corner.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2019.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Four of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1930.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hicks Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-5PM
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Woodhull Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Woodhull Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 gardens
- 3 schools
- 1 college
- 1 dog run
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5200 feet
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5500 feet
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School560 feet
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- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5970 feet
- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School1,000 feet
- The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School1,000 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K1,130 feet
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College1,280 feet
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground60 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run530 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden840 feet
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- Amazing Garden1,030 feet
- Pirate's Cove Garden1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hicks Street & Rapelye Street 260 feet
- Hicks Street & Summit Street 440 feet
- Henry Street & Woodhull Street 460 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Rapelye Street 480 feet
- Henry Street & 2nd Place 540 feet
- Carroll Street & Hicks Street 630 feet
- Henry Street & 1st Place 690 feet
- Hicks Street & Woodhull Street 700 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Hicks Street or Woodhull Street.