Smith Street & Sackett Street
Smith Street and Sackett Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Agnes RC Church is 800 feet away, and Hannah Senesh Community School is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 65 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Carroll St F, G530 feetF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Also within a walk
- Bergen St F, G0.3 milesF G
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Smith St/Union St, 210 feet away, for the B57.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Smith St/Union St B57210 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Sackett Street 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
- Degraw St & Smith St 27 docks in all280 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2011
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
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,900 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 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Sackett Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Sackett Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Smith Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Smith Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306689 and 307128.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 78 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate (late), and mostly built between 1872 and 1878.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Carroll Park.
- Carroll Park Memorial Stele by Eugene H. Morahan, 1921680 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Pache Montessori Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,060 feet
- P.S. 058 the Carroll School1,080 feet
- Hannah Senesh Community School1,200 feet
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- Petits Poussins Carroll Gardens Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,210 feet
- New Dawn Charter High School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Carroll Park580 feet
- Carroll Park Playground660 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Carroll Gardens Historic District Listed historic place1,110 feet
- South Congregational Church Listed historic place1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- St Agnes RC Church House of worship800 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch700 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch900 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Union Market Supermarket1,180 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 65 places to eat and 20 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Union Street & Smith Street 260 feet
- Smith Street & Degraw Street 260 feet
- President Street & Smith Street 520 feet
- Smith Street & Douglass Street 520 feet
- Court Street & Sackett Street 650 feet
- Sackett Street & Hoyt Street 680 feet
- Smith Street & Butler Street 780 feet
- Carroll Street & Smith Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Sackett Street or Smith Street.