Richards Street & Bowne Street

Richards Street and Bowne Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Dimattina Park Dog Run is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Seabring St, is 820 feet away for the B61. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them gardens, and eight places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Gowanus Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
820 feet
Van Brunt St/Seabring St · B61
Within a walk
13 places
4 gardens, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Richards Street & Bowne Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Seabring St, 820 feet away, for the B61.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Brunt St/Seabring St B61 · Shelter
    820 feet
    B61
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Commerce St & Van Brunt St 19 docks in all
    1,090 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station
    1,320 feet
  2. 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 400 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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bowne Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Richards Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 gardens
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 dog run
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pirate's Cove Garden
    640 feet
  2. Harold Ickes Playground
    850 feet
  3. Dimattina Park Dog Run
    1,030 feet
Show all 8
  1. Summit Street Community Garden
    1,050 feet
  2. Coffey Park
    1,080 feet
  3. Dimattina Playground
    1,120 feet
  4. Backyard Garden
    1,170 feet
  5. Amazing Garden
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bowne Street or Richards Street.

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