Van Dyke Street & Barnell Street
Van Dyke Street and Barnell Street 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. Waterfront Museum is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Dyke St/Van Brunt St, is 830 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Dyke St/Van Brunt St, 830 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Dyke St/Van Brunt St B61 · Shelter · Countdown sign830 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Coffey St & Ferris St 24 docks in all520 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 229 Van Brunt Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 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 September 2025.
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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 300 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the littleleaf linden.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 museum
- 1 park
- 1 public space
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- South Brooklyn Community High School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Valentino Pier Park420 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Red Hook Stores Public space340 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Waterfront Museum Listed historic place1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Pentecostal Holiness Church House of worship1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Dyke Street & Ferris Street 230 feet
- Van Dyke Street & Conover Street 340 feet
- Coffey Street & Ferris Street 490 feet
- Beard Street & Conover Street 600 feet
- Coffey Street & Conover Street 600 feet
- Dikeman Street & Ferris Street 740 feet
- Van Brunt Street & Van Dyke Street 790 feet
- Conover Street & Reed Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Van Dyke Street.