Union Street & Court Street

Union Street and Court Street meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. South Congregational Church Ladies Parlor, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 230 feet away, and Kane Street Synagogue is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Carroll St, is about three minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 63 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Carroll St
830 feet · 3 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Court St/President St · B57
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Street & Court Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Carroll St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Carroll St F, G
    830 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. Bergen St F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Court St/President St, 370 feet away, for the B57.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Court St/President St B57
    370 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Court Street and Union Street.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clinton St & Union St 38 docks in all
    650 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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 1900 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Court Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-1PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Court Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8:30-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-10PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Union Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301378 and 312096.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 61 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate (late). They were mostly built between 1850 and 1874.

  1. South Congregational Church and Chapel Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. South Congregational Church Ladies Parlor Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. South Congregational Church Rectory Designated landmark
    280 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
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Pache Montessori Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
  2. Petits Poussins Carroll Gardens Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    830 feet
  3. P.S. 058 the Carroll School
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Kane Street Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carroll Park
    310 feet
  2. Carroll Park Playground
    620 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  2. John Rankin House Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Kane Street Synagogue House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 378 Court Street Older adult center
    490 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    270 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Union Market Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,050 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Court Street or Union 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.