Pearl Street & High Street
Pearl Street and High Street meet at a three-way junction in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, York St, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, six of them parks, and 17 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is York St, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- York St F1,080 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- High St A, C0.3 milesA C
- Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R0.4 milesA C F R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Sands St/Pearl St, 280 feet away, for the B69.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sands St/Pearl St B69280 feetB69
Next buses at this stop
- B69 …
Cycling
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Pearl St & York St 54 docks in all790 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Sands Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 740 feet by car along the streets.
- 160 Johnson Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 February 2025.
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)
- Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 535 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of High Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of High Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Pearl Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Pearl Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest at Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Underpasses.
- This Way Light installation by Linnaea Tillett and Karin Tehve, 2009750 feet
- William Jay Gaynor Memorial Bust by Adolph Alexander Weinman, 1926750 feet
- Brooklyn War Memorial Memorial hall by Charles Keck, 1951820 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 parks
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 public spaces
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School540 feet
- Edmund W. Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School540 feet
- Vivvi 5 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5720 feet
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- Community High School1,090 feet
- Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,170 feet
- Northside Center for Child Development Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
- Petits Poussins Dumbo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bridge Park 3 Park740 feet
- Maritcha R. Lyons Park850 feet
- Susan Smith McKinney Steward Park970 feet
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- Anchorage Plaza1,100 feet
- Susan Smith McKinney Steward Park Playground1,170 feet
- McLaughlin Park1,190 feet
- Cadman Plaza Park1,200 feet
- McLaughlin Park Playground1,280 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 90 Sands Street Public space310 feet
- Brooklyn Plaza Pedestrian plaza370 feet
- Public space at 203 Jay Street Public space700 feet
Houses of worship
- St James Cathedral Basilica Church House of worship1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Gold Organic Farm Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and one food store.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Jay Street & Manhattan Bridge 280 feet
- Sands Street & Pearl Street 310 feet
- Jay Street & Manhattan Bridge Pedestrian Path 460 feet
- Sands Street & Brooklyn Bridge 460 feet
- Manhattan Bridge & Manhattan Bridge Pedestrian Path 490 feet
- Pearl Street & Prospect Street 520 feet
- Jay Street & Nassau Street 540 feet
- Sands Street & Manhattan Bridge Bike Path 700 feet
See every intersection along High Street or Pearl Street.