President Street & Hicks Street
President Street and Hicks Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Amazing Garden is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Carroll St, is 590 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them gardens, and 24 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Carroll St, 590 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Carroll St B61 · Shelter · Countdown sign590 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 69 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Columbia St 39 docks in all640 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station1,030 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,100 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.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hicks Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of President Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of President Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 gardens
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 college
- 1 park
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5400 feet
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School940 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K980 feet
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- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College1,050 feet
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,050 feet
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amazing Garden660 feet
- Human Compass Community Garden820 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden920 feet
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- Mother Cabrini Park Playground940 feet
- Dimattina Playground950 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden960 feet
- Urban Meadow Garden1,040 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park1,040 feet
- Pirate's Cove Garden1,230 feet
- Backyard Garden1,280 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station700 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and eight 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Carroll Street & Hicks Street 260 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Union Street 310 feet
- Union Street & Hicks Street 360 feet
- President Street & Columbia Street 400 feet
- Hicks Street & Sackett Street 520 feet
- Hicks Street & Summit Street 520 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Sackett Street 570 feet
- Union Street & Columbia Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Hicks Street or President Street.