Hicks Street & Bush Street
Hicks Street and Bush Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Pave Academy Charter School is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lorraine St/Hicks St, is 320 feet away for the B57 and B61. Within a five-minute walk are 14 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 measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lorraine St/Hicks St, 320 feet away, for the B57 and B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorraine St/Hicks St B57, B61320 feetB57 B61
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B61 …
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & Lorraine St 37 docks in all720 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 354 Hamilton Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1940.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne, and built between 1934 and 1936.
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 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 park
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Bbru Lorraine Pre-K500 feet
- Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5500 feet
- Pave Academy Charter School840 feet
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- Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5500 feet
- Red Hook Neighborhood School1,310 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Red Hook Recreation Area Park280 feet
- Bush Clinton Playground1,150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Red Hook Park Pool Swimming pool1,050 feet
- Red Hook Post Office1,150 feet
- Red Hook Recreation Center1,150 feet
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- Community center at Red Hook West Community center1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket620 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket660 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hicks Street & Lorraine Street 240 feet
- Hicks Street & Centre Mall 260 feet
- Henry Street & Bush Street 470 feet
- Hicks Street & Creamer Street 500 feet
- Columbia Street & Bush Street 500 feet
- Hicks Street & Mill Street 510 feet
- Henry Street & Centre Mall 700 feet
- Henry Street & Lorraine Street 710 feet
See every intersection along Bush Street or Hicks Street.