President Street & Court Street

President Street and Court Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. South Congregational Church and Chapel, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 56 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Court Street.

Safety record
9 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Carroll St
570 feet · 2 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Court St/President St · B57
Within a walk
14 places
3 listed historic places, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
President Street & Court Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Carroll St F, G
    570 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Bergen St F, G
    0.5 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/President St, 110 feet away, for the B57.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/President St B57
    110 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Court Street.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Carroll St & Smith St 41 docks in all
    790 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.

  1. 327 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 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 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2025 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Court Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-1PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of Court Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8:30-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-1PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-10PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-10PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of President Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301378 and 331777.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 45 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate (late). They were mostly built between 1871 and 1873.

  1. South Congregational Church and Chapel Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. South Congregational Church Ladies Parlor Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. South Congregational Church Rectory Designated landmark
    220 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Carroll Park.

  1. Carroll Park Memorial Stele by Eugene H. Morahan, 1921
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 college
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 058 the Carroll School
    680 feet
  2. Pache Montessori Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  3. Hannah Senesh Community School
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. Petits Poussins Carroll Gardens Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,090 feet
  2. Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carroll Park
    50 feet
  2. Carroll Park Playground
    360 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. John Rankin House Listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. Carroll Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 378 Court Street Older adult center
    230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    310 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    460 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Union Market Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    790 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Court Street or President Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.