Richards Street & Delavan Street
Richards Street and Delavan Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coffey Park is 300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Verona St, is 720 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Verona St, 720 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Verona St B61 · Countdown sign720 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Pioneer St & Richards St 23 docks in all830 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.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station730 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 November 2023.
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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Richards Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Richards Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Red Hook Neighborhood School1,100 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park300 feet
- Coffey Park Playground1,300 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station550 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Richards Street & Verona Street 260 feet
- Richards Street & Commerce Street 260 feet
- Richards Street & Visitation Place 520 feet
- Richards Street & Seabring Street 520 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Delavan Street 550 feet
- Dwight Street & Delavan Street 560 feet
- Columbia Street & Nelson Street 650 feet
- Columbia Street & Dwight Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Delavan Street or Richards Street.