Richards Street & Visitation Place
Richards Street and Visitation Place meet at a three-way junction 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. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov is 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Pioneer St, is 730 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Pioneer St, 730 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Pioneer St B61 · Shelter · Countdown sign730 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 19 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 all310 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 station1,250 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 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 September 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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 115 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Richards Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Visitation Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Visitation Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School860 feet
- Learning Wheel Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park50 feet
- Coffey Park Playground780 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #1 Satellite Police station900 feet
- Battalion 32/Engine 202/Ladder 101 Fire station1,070 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 five 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 & Pioneer Street 260 feet
- Richards Street & Verona Street 260 feet
- Richards Street & King Street 520 feet
- Richards Street & Delavan Street 520 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Visitation Place 560 feet
- Richards Street & Sullivan Street 780 feet
- Richards Street & Commerce Street 780 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Verona Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Richards Street or Visitation Place.