Hicks Street & Joralemon Street

Hicks Street and Joralemon Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Brooklyn Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St. Charles Orthopedic Hospital stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Borough Hall/Court St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2, 3, 4, 5 and R. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 31 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Borough Hall/Court St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, R
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Atlantic Av/Henry St · B61, B63
Within a walk
25 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hicks Street & Joralemon Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Borough Hall/Court St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Borough Hall/Court St 2, 3, 4, 5, R
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.4 miles
    2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Henry St, 0.3 miles away, for the B61 and B63.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Henry St B61, B63 · Countdown sign
    0.3 miles
    B61 B63
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …
  2. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Montague St & Hicks St 36 docks in all
    720 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
    1 mile
  2. 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 June 2026.

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
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and June 2025; 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 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Other rule 3 signs PARKING PERMITTED WEDNESDAY 8AM-6PM ONLY

West side of Hicks Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of Joralemon Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Joralemon Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 532 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1846 and 1886.

  1. St. Charles Orthopedic Hospital Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. South Brooklyn Neighborhood Houses (Settlement House) Designated landmark
    150 feet
  3. 1st Unitarian Congregational Society of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    460 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Grace Church School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    160 feet
  2. St. Ann's Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    450 feet
  3. MS Lam Montessori School
    860 feet
Show all 10
  1. Altschool Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    630 feet
  2. Chabad Lubavitch of Brooklyn Heights Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  3. Brooklyn Autism Center Academy School
    990 feet
  4. Mary McDowell Friends - Upper School
    1,020 feet
  5. Long Island Coll Hosp Sch of Nrsing College
    1,150 feet
  6. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  7. Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bridge Park
    750 feet
  2. Brooklyn Heights Promenade
    760 feet
  3. Adam Yauch Park
    890 feet
Show all 7
  1. Adam Yauch Park Playground
    890 feet
  2. Adam Yauch Playground Dog Run
    1,020 feet
  3. Van Voorhees Playground
    1,030 feet
  4. Pierrepont Playground
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. NYU Langone Hospital - Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center Hospital
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brooklyn Heights Historic District Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Church Brooklyn Heights Landmark
    160 feet
  2. St Charles Borromeo Church House of worship
    800 feet
  3. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral House of worship
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chabad of Brooklyn Heights House of worship
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 55 Pierrepont Street Older adult center
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 224 Fire station
    170 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hicks Street or Joralemon Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.