Hicks Street & Degraw Street
Hicks Street and Degraw Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Strong Place Baptist Church stands 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Sackett St, is 770 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Sackett St, 770 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Sackett St B61770 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & Degraw St 21 docks in all490 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.3 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,000 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Degraw Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Degraw Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
West side of Hicks Street
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 150 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1850 and 1857.
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Designated landmark340 feet
- Strong Place Baptist Church Designated landmark780 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 gardens
- 1 college
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5660 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K1,240 feet
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Human Compass Community Garden560 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden660 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station800 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,080 feet
- Union Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Degraw Street & Tiffany Place 150 feet
- Hicks Street & Sackett Street 260 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Sackett Street 310 feet
- Columbia Street & Degraw Street 400 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Union Street 570 feet
- Union Street & Hicks Street 630 feet
- Columbia Street & Sackett Street 660 feet
- Hicks Street & Kane Street 760 feet
See every intersection along Degraw Street or Hicks Street.