Hicks Street & Sackett Street
Hicks Street and Sackett 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. It is 540 feet to the 76th Precinct. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Sackett St, is 510 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them gardens, and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Sackett St, 510 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Sackett St B61510 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Sackett Street.
- 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & Degraw St 21 docks in all750 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.3 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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2003
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2024
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,200 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 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hicks Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Hicks Street
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Sackett Street
- Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Sackett Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 86 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1852 and 1855.
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Designated landmark570 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 gardens
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 college
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5400 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K980 feet
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College1,050 feet
Show all 4
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Human Compass Community Garden300 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden450 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park Playground1,180 feet
Show all 4
- Amazing Garden1,180 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station540 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket820 feet
- Union Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Sackett Street 60 feet
- Hicks Street & Degraw Street 260 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Union Street 310 feet
- Union Street & Hicks Street 370 feet
- Columbia Street & Sackett Street 400 feet
- Degraw Street & Tiffany Place 410 feet
- President Street & Hicks Street 520 feet
- Henry Street & Sackett Street 570 feet
See every intersection along Hicks Street or Sackett Street.