Richards Street & King Street
Richards Street and King Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Police Service Area #1 Satellite is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/King St, is 580 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/King St, 580 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/King St B61580 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Pioneer St & Richards St 23 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 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 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1938 and 1954.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook West development.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of King Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
South side of King Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Richards Street
- Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Learning Wheel Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K360 feet
- P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly School570 feet
- Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park50 feet
- Coffey Park Playground780 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Red Hook Pop-Up Library1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- Pentecostal Holiness Church House of worship1,030 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Red Hook West Community center1,060 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station380 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and three 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:
- Richards Street & Sullivan Street 260 feet
- Richards Street & Pioneer Street 260 feet
- Richards Street & Wolcott Street 520 feet
- Richards Street & Visitation Place 520 feet
- Van Brunt Street & King Street 560 feet
- Richards Street & Dikeman Street 780 feet
- Richards Street & Verona Street 780 feet
- Dwight Street & Pioneer Street 820 feet
See every intersection along King Street or Richards Street.