State Street & Sidney Place

State Street and Sidney Place meet at a three-way junction in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Brooklyn Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Roman Catholic Church of St. Charles Borromeo Rectory stands 450 feet away, and Chabad of Brooklyn Heights is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Borough Hall/Court St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2, 3, 4 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places and 47 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Borough Hall/Court St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, R
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Atlantic Av/Henry St · B61, B63
Within a walk
21 places
6 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
State Street & Sidney Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Borough Hall/Court St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Borough Hall/Court St 2, 3, 4, 5, R
    0.3 miles
    2 3 4 5 R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
5 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
  5. R …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Henry St, 530 feet away, for the B61 and B63.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Henry St B61, B63
    530 feet
    B61 B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …
  2. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Henry St & Atlantic Ave 23 docks in all
    460 feet

By car

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

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 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 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brooklyn Heights
Elevation
60 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Sidney Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Other rule 4 signs PARKING PERMITTED WEDNESDAY 8AM-6PM ONLY

West side of Sidney Place

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of State Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 532 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1846 and 1879.

  1. St. Charles Borromeo Parochial School Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. (former) Brooklyn Athenaeum Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St. Charles Borromeo Rectory Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 college
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mary McDowell Friends - Upper School
    500 feet
  2. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  3. MS Lam Montessori School
    960 feet
Show all 8
  1. Long Island Coll Hosp Sch of Nrsing College
    990 feet
  2. SS Constantine Greek Orthodox Church School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  3. Chabad Lubavitch of Brooklyn Heights Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  4. A Fantis Parochial School
    1,150 feet
  5. Brooklyn Preschool of Science Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Adam Yauch Park
    1,010 feet
  2. Adam Yauch Park Playground
    1,010 feet
  3. Van Voorhees Playground
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. Adam Yauch Playground Dog Run
    1,200 feet

Health care

  1. NYU Langone Hospital - Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center Hospital
    990 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Listed historic place
    810 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Charles Borromeo Church Landmark
    580 feet
  2. Antioch Pentecostal Church House of worship
    780 feet
  3. Chabad of Brooklyn Heights House of worship
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  2. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral House of worship
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 224 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,130 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,120 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Sidney Place or State Street.

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