Van Brunt Street & Visitation Place
Van Brunt Street and Visitation Place meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Pentecostal Holiness Church is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Brunt St/Pioneer St, is 170 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Brunt St/Pioneer St, 170 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Brunt St/Pioneer St B61 · Shelter · Countdown sign170 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Van Brunt Street.
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Pioneer St & Van Brunt St 39 docks in all300 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station690 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Van Brunt Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Visitation Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Visitation Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 library
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School290 feet
- Learning Wheel Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
- P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Coffey Park610 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Red Hook Pop-Up Library1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- Pentecostal Holiness Church House of worship990 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other places
- Red Hook Ferry Landing1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Brunt Street & Verona Street 260 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Pioneer Street 260 feet
- Verona Street & Imlay Street 500 feet
- Imlay Street & Pioneer Street 500 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Delavan Street 520 feet
- Van Brunt Street & King Street 520 feet
- Richards Street & Visitation Place 560 feet
- Commercial Wharf & Verona Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Van Brunt Street or Visitation Place.