Richards Street & Pioneer Street
Richards Street and Pioneer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coffey Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Pioneer St, is 650 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Pioneer St, 650 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Pioneer St B61 · Shelter · Countdown sign650 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Pioneer St & Richards St 23 docks in all50 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2021.
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 1931 and 1954.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 94 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Pioneer Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Pioneer Street
- No parking 3 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
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- Learning Wheel Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K620 feet
- P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly School830 feet
- Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park40 feet
- Coffey Park Playground520 feet
Houses of worship
- Pentecostal Holiness Church House of worship1,290 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station640 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Richards Street & Visitation Place 260 feet
- Richards Street & King Street 260 feet
- Richards Street & Sullivan Street 520 feet
- Richards Street & Verona Street 520 feet
- Dwight Street & Pioneer Street 560 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Pioneer Street 560 feet
- Richards Street & Wolcott Street 770 feet
- Richards Street & Delavan Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Pioneer Street or Richards Street.