Lorraine Street & Wolcott Street
Lorraine Street and Wolcott Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Red Hook Recreation Area is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Otsego St/Lorraine St, is 40 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Otsego St/Lorraine St, 40 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Otsego St/Lorraine St B6140 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Dwight St & Dikeman St 21 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 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
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1938 and 1954.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lorraine Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Lorraine Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Otsego Street
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Otsego Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Wolcott Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 park feature
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5810 feet
- Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5810 feet
- Bbru Lorraine Pre-K910 feet
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- P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly School990 feet
- Learning Wheel Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
- Basis Independent Brooklyn School1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park570 feet
- Coffey Park Playground610 feet
- Red Hook Recreation Area Park780 feet
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- Red Hook Community Farm in Red Hook Recreation Area Park feature1,050 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at IKEA Public space1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Red Hook West Community center340 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station690 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket680 feet
- CTown 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 subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dwight Street & Wolcott Street 110 feet
- Dwight Street & Otsego Street 200 feet
- Creamer Street & Otsego Street 240 feet
- Dwight Street & Otsego Street at Bush Street 250 feet
- Dikeman Street & Otsego Street 290 feet
- Dwight Street & Dikeman Street 370 feet
- Bay Street & Otsego Street 500 feet
- Columbia Street & Lorraine Street 560 feet
See every intersection along Lorraine Street, Otsego Street or Wolcott Street.