Kane Street & Cheever Place
Kane Street and Cheever Place meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Cobble Hill Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sacred Heart Catholic School stands 480 feet away, and Kane Street Synagogue is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Bergen St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them playgrounds, and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bergen St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Bergen St 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 Columbia St/Kane St, 770 feet away, for the B61.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Kane St B61770 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Kane Street.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Kane St & Clinton St 27 docks in all760 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 February 2022.
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
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Cheever Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Cheever Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of Kane Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Cobble Hill Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 416 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1846 and 1878.
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Designated landmark480 feet
- St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark590 feet
- St. Peter's Hospital Designated landmark640 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner.
- Timecast Installation by Nobuho Nagasawa, 2012760 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan School · landmark400 feet
- Kane Street Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Voorhees Playground1,140 feet
- Cobble Hill Park1,150 feet
- Cobble Hill Park Playground1,160 feet
Health care
- Cobble Hill Health Center Nursing home or hospice1,000 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Cobble Hill Historic District Listed historic place970 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Episcopal Church Cobble Hill Landmark680 feet
- Kane Street Synagogue House of worship1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket980 feet
- Union Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Henry Street & Kane Street 230 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Kane Street 290 feet
- Hicks Street & Kane Street 340 feet
- Henry Street & Baltic Street 480 feet
- Kane Street & Tiffany Place 490 feet
- Kane Street & Strong Place 500 feet
- Hicks Street & Baltic Street 590 feet
- Baltic Street & Warren Place 690 feet
See every intersection along Cheever Place or Kane Street.