Smith Street & 2nd Place

Smith Street and 2nd Place meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Carroll Park Methodist Episcopal Church Parsonage stands 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about a minute on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them parks, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Carroll St
90 feet · 1 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Smith St/2 St · B57
Within a walk
10 places
2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Smith Street & 2nd Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Carroll St F, G
    90 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Smith-9 Sts F, G
    0.3 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Smith St/2 St, 300 feet away, for the B57.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Smith St/2 St B57
    300 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 2nd Place and Smith Street.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Smith St & 3 St 25 docks in all
    150 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 327 Hamilton Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 April 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11231
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
76
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 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 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Smith Street (east side).

North side of 2nd Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of 2nd Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Smith Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309243 and 311224.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 92 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate (late), and mostly built between 1872 and 1874.

  1. Carroll Park Methodist Episcopal Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    740 feet
  2. South Brooklyn Christian Assembly Church Designated landmark
    750 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Carroll Park.

  1. Carroll Park Memorial Stele by Eugene H. Morahan, 1921
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Hannah Senesh Community School
    260 feet
  2. Ladybug Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
  3. P.S. 058 the Carroll School
    620 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carroll Park
    650 feet
  2. Carroll Park Playground
    730 feet
  3. St. Mary's Park
    960 feet
Show all 4
  1. St. Mary's Park Playground
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Carroll Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 378 Court Street Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    910 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    920 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Union Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    540 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Place or Smith Street.

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