Hicks Street & Kane Street
Hicks Street and Kane Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The installation “Timecast” is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Kane St, is 430 feet away for the B61, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 11 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Kane St, 430 feet away, for the B61.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Kane St B61430 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Kane Street.
- 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & Kane St 20 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1,310 feet by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2003
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hicks Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Kane Street
- Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Kane Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 270 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1850 and 1879.
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Designated landmark510 feet
- St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark630 feet
- St. Peter's School (formerly Academy) Designated landmark690 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner.
- Timecast Installation by Nobuho Nagasawa, 2012450 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan School · landmark740 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Voorhees Playground800 feet
Health care
- Cobble Hill Health Center Nursing home or hospice1,060 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Cobble Hill Historic District Listed historic place1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Episcopal Church Cobble Hill House of worship1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Union Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Kane Street 60 feet
- Kane Street & Tiffany Place 150 feet
- Hicks Street & Baltic Street 260 feet
- Kane Street & Cheever Place 340 feet
- Columbia Street & Kane Street 400 feet
- Hicks Street & Warren Street 510 feet
- Henry Street & Kane Street 560 feet
- Baltic Street & Warren Place 570 feet
See every intersection along Hicks Street or Kane Street.