Hicks Street & Nelson Street
Hicks Street and Nelson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Red Hook Neighborhood School is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Smith-9 Sts, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them schools, and five places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1900 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Smith-9 Sts, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Smith-9 Sts F, G0.5 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Lorraine St/Hicks St, 0.3 miles away, for the B57 and B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorraine St/Hicks St B57, B610.3 milesB57 B61
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B61 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Henry St & W 9 St 19 docks in all960 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 1,260 feet by car along the streets.
- 260 Hamilton Avenue Gas station690 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 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 March 2026.
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
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hicks Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Nelson Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
South side of Nelson Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 dog run
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Red Hook Neighborhood School210 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School210 feet
- Pave Academy Charter School970 feet
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- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School1,220 feet
- The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground160 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run740 feet
- Coffey Park900 feet
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- Admiral Triangle Playground900 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket860 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 30 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hicks Street & Huntington Street 250 feet
- Hicks Street & Luquer Street 250 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hicks Street at Hamilton Avenue 500 feet
- Hicks Street & West 9th Street 500 feet
- Columbia Street & Nelson Street 510 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue 520 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Hamilton Avenue at Nelson Street 530 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Coles Street 530 feet
See every intersection along Hicks Street or Nelson Street.