Union Street & Columbia Street
Union Street and Columbia Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Jose “Tuffy” Sanchez Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. South Brooklyn Children's Garden is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Union St, is 110 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them gardens, and 24 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Union St, 110 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Union St B61 · Shelter110 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Union Street.
- 70 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Columbia St 39 docks in all550 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Columbia Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2021
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
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
- 15 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Jose “Tuffy” Sanchez Corner, a co-naming enacted on August 3, 2016 (Local Law 92 of 2016).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Jose “Tuffy” Sanchez Corner.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 41 signs on these blocks
- 17 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Union Street (south side).
East side of Columbia Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Columbia Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Union Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309202, 309347, 330738 and 334606.
Landmarks and historic districts
Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1853 and 1854.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 gardens
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 college
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5270 feet
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5910 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K1,130 feet
Show all 4
- Long Island Col Hosp Sch Nursing College1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Human Compass Community Garden260 feet
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden310 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park Playground520 feet
Show all 9
- Amazing Garden520 feet
- Mother Cabrini Park650 feet
- Urban Meadow Garden650 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden780 feet
- Pirate's Cove Garden1,140 feet
- Backyard Garden1,140 feet
Fire and police
- 76th Precinct Police station840 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- President Street & Columbia Street 260 feet
- Columbia Street & Sackett Street 260 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Union Street 450 feet
- Union Street & Hicks Street 510 feet
- Carroll Street & Columbia Street 520 feet
- Columbia Street & Degraw Street 520 feet
- Union Street & Van Brunt Street 640 feet
- President Street & Hicks Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Columbia Street or Union Street.