President Street & Van Brunt Street
President Street and Van Brunt Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mother Cabrini Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Summit St, is 550 feet away for the B61. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them gardens, and 11 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Summit St, 550 feet away, for the B61.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Summit St B61 · Shelter550 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Columbia St 39 docks in all930 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of President Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of President Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Van Brunt Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Van Brunt Street
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 gardens
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,170 feet
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Mother Cabrini Park40 feet
- Urban Meadow Garden40 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park Playground150 feet
Show all 9
- Backyard Garden370 feet
- Harold Ickes Playground480 feet
- Amazing Garden900 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden1,060 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden1,150 feet
- Human Compass Community Garden1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and four 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Carroll Street & Van Brunt Street 260 feet
- Union Street & Van Brunt Street 260 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Summit Street 440 feet
- Sackett Street & Van Brunt Street 520 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Van Brunt Street 560 feet
- President Street & Columbia Street 640 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Summit Street 670 feet
- Carroll Street & Columbia Street 900 feet
See every intersection along President Street or Van Brunt Street.