Hicks Street & Rapelye Street
Hicks Street and Rapelye Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Collaborative Studies is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Carroll St F, G0.4 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Carroll St, 1,280 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Carroll St B61 · Shelter1,280 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Columbia St 39 docks in all1,260 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, 260 feet by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 2015 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hicks Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
North side of Rapelye Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Rapelye Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 gardens
- 1 dog run
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 560 feet
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5680 feet
- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies School740 feet
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- The Brooklyn New School, P.S. 146 School740 feet
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School820 feet
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dimattina Playground40 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run280 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden1,100 feet
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- Amazing Garden1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Rapelye Street 220 feet
- Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street 260 feet
- Henry Street & Rapelye Street 460 feet
- Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 490 feet
- Henry Street & 3rd Place 600 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hicks Street 610 feet
- Henry Street & 2nd Place 630 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hamilton Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along Hicks Street or Rapelye Street.