Hicks Street & Remsen Street

Hicks Street and Remsen 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. Hotel Bossert stands 150 feet away, and Packer Collegiate Institute Early is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Borough Hall/Court St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2, 3, 4, 5 and R. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Borough Hall/Court St
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, R
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Cadman Plaza West/Remsen St · B25, B26, B38, B41
Within a walk
25 places
8 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hicks Street & Remsen Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Borough Hall/Court St, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Borough Hall/Court St 2, 3, 4, 5, R
    1,170 feet
    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
    0.3 miles
    2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Cadman Plaza West/Remsen St, 0.3 miles away, for the B25, B26, B38 and B41.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cadman Plaza West/Remsen St B25, B26, B38, B41
    0.3 miles
    B25 B26 B38 B41

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …
  2. B26 …
  3. B38 …
  4. B41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 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
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Atlantic Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 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 January 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
70 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Hicks Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Hicks Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of Remsen Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Other rule 8 signs PARKING PERMITTED TUESDAY 8AM-6PM ONLY

South side of Remsen Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 483 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1846 and 1890.

  1. Hotel Bossert Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Hotel Brookmont Designated landmark
    350 feet
  3. South Brooklyn Neighborhood Houses (Settlement House) Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Altschool Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Grace Church School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    310 feet
  3. Brooklyn Autism Center Academy School
    600 feet
Show all 11
  1. Chabad Lubavitch of Brooklyn Heights Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet
  3. Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  4. St. Ann's Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    880 feet
  5. Packer Collegiate Institute Early School
    1,050 feet
  6. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  7. Smith Street Arts Et Lettres School
    1,240 feet
  8. MS Lam Montessori School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Heights Promenade
    660 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bridge Park
    840 feet
  3. Pierrepont Playground
    870 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brooklyn Heights Historic District Listed historic place
    590 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Church Brooklyn Heights Landmark
    310 feet
  2. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral Landmark
    570 feet
  3. Chabad of Brooklyn Heights House of worship
    730 feet
Show all 7
  1. St Ann & the Holy Trinity Church Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. St Charles Borromeo Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  3. First Unitarian Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  4. First Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 55 Pierrepont Street Older adult center
    730 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 224 Fire station
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    320 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hicks Street or Remsen 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.