List of numbered Brooklyn streets explained

This article covers the non-directionally labeled numbered east–west streets in the New York City borough of Brooklyn between and including 1st Street and 101st Street. Most are offset by about 40 degrees from true east–west, that is they run southeast–northwest, but by local convention they are called east–west.

With avenues numbered from 1 to 28, they form a street grid. While similar to Manhattan's grid, this Brooklyn grid does not have strict rules of traffic direction based on whether a street number is odd or even. This grid starts with 1st Street in Park Slope south of Garfield Place and ends with 101st Street just north of Shore Road and the Belt Parkway in Bay Ridge.

A separate grid of "West" and "East" streets (West 1st through West 37th Streets, and East 1st through East 108th Streets) lies on both sides of Dahill Road and run approximately north–south. A third grid on Bath Beach neighborhood specifies "Bay Streets" (facing Gravesend Bay), numbered from Bay 7th to Bay 50th Streets, with the first three streets having been taken over by Dyker Beach Park, and alternating with the numbered avenues from Bensonhurst and New Utrecht.

Streets

Main grid (Carroll Gardens to Bay Ridge)

StreetWestEastLength
  1. of lanes
Traffic directionAdditional notesImage
1st StreetHoyt StreetProspect Park West1EastExists in two segments, cut off by the Gowanus Canal.
2nd StreetSmith StreetProspect Park West1WestExists in two segments, cut off by the Gowanus Canal.
3rd StreetSmith StreetProspect Park West1-2VariesRuns two-way from Smith Street to 4th Avenue and one-way eastbound to end.
4th StreetSmith StreetProspect Park West1WestExists in two segments, cut off by the Gowanus Canal.
5th StreetSmith StreetProspect Park West1EastExists in two segments, cut off by the Gowanus Canal.
6th Street2nd AvenueProspect Park West1West
7th Street2nd AvenueProspect Park West1East
8th Street2nd AvenueProspect Park West1West
9th StreetSmith StreetProspect Park West2Bidirectional4th Avenue/9th Street and other IND Culver Line stations in Park Slope.
10th StreetDead-end at 2nd AvenueProspect Park West1East
11th Street2nd AvenueProspect Park West1West
12th StreetDead-end at Hamilton PlaceProspect Park West1East
13th StreetHamilton PlaceProspect Park West1West
14th StreetHamilton PlaceProspect Park West1East
15th StreetHamilton AvenueBartel Pritchard Square at Prospect Park West1West
16th StreetHamilton AvenueProspect Park Southwest1VariesWest of 4th Avenue, traffic flows west; east of 4th Avenue, traffic flows east.
17th StreetSunset Industrial ParkTerrace Place1EastCut-off, half a block northwest of 6th Avenue, by the Prospect Expressway.
18th StreetSunset Industrial ParkVanderbilt Street1WestInterrupted by the Prospect Expressway between 6th and 7th Avenues.
19th StreetSunset Industrial ParkVanderbilt Street1East
20th StreetSunset Industrial ParkVanderbilt Street1WestProtected bike lane between 4th and 10th Avenues
21st StreetDead-end at 3rd Avenue7th Avenue1East
22nd StreetDead-end at 3rd Avenue7th Avenue1West
23rd StreetDead-end at 3rd Avenue7th Avenue1East
24th Street3rd Avenue6th Avenue1West
25th StreetDead-end at 3rd Avenue5th Avenue1EastThe 25th Street Station is located on 4th Avenue.
26th StreetDead-end at 3rd Avenue5th Avenue1West
27th StreetDead-end at 3rd Avenue5th Avenue1East
28th Street3rd Avenue5th Avenue1West
29th Street2nd Avenue5th Avenue1EastStreet closed indefinitely between 2nd and 3rd Avenues for use by the Metropolitan Detention Center.
30th Street2nd Avenue5th Avenue1WestStreet is closed indefinitely between 2nd and 3rd Avenues for use by the Metropolitan Detention Center.
31st Street2nd Avenue5th Avenue1EastThe street is closed between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
32nd Street2nd Avenue5th Avenue1West
33rd Street2nd Street5th Avenue1East
34th Street2nd Avenue5th Avenue1West
35th Street2nd AvenueDahill Road1EastCut-off from 4th Avenue until Church Avenue because of Green-Wood Cemetery.
36th Street2nd Avenue15th Avenue1-2VariesWestbound from 2nd Avenue to 5th Avenue becoming two-way to 7th Avenue. Cut-off by cemetery, resumes westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway. 36th Street Station is on 4th Avenue.
37th Street2nd AvenueDahill Road1-2VariesOne-way eastbound from 2nd Avenue to 5th Avenue, cut-off by the Jackie Gleason Bus Depot, resumes path at 7th Avenue becoming two-way until Fort Hamilton Parkway where it reverts to an eastbound one way.
38th Street3rd AvenueDahill Road1VariesEastbound from 3rd to 5th Avenues. Westbound from 10th Avenue on.
39th StreetDead-end at 1st AvenueDahill Road2BidirectionalImportant thoroughfare and truck route. The B35 bus route runs along the street from 1st to 14th Avenues and the B70 bus route from 1st to 3rd Avenues and from 4th to 8th Avenues.
40th Street1st AvenueDahill Road1EastCut-off between 1st and 2nd Avenues.
41st Street1st AvenueDahill Road1West
42nd StreetDead-end at 1st AvenueDahill Road1EastCut-off by Sunset Park between 5th and 7th Avenues.
43rd StreetDead-end at 1st AvenueDahill Road1WestCut-off by Sunset Park between 5th and 7th Avenues.
44th Street1st AvenueDahill Road1East
45th Street2nd Avenue18th Avenue1WestThe 45th Street Station is located on 4th Avenue.
46th Street2nd Avenue18th Avenue1East
47th Street1st AvenueMcDonald Avenue1West
48th Street1st Avenue19th Avenue1East
49th Street/
Sunset Terrace
2nd AvenueDead-end at 18th Avenue1WestCarries a portion of the westbound B11 bus route between 4th and 18th Avenues.
50th Street1st AvenueDahill Road1EastCarries a portion of the eastbound B11 bus route between 4th and 20th Avenues. The 50th Street subway station is located on New Utrecht Avenue.
51st StreetDead-end at 1st AvenueDahill Road1WestCut-off between 18th and 19th Avenues by the Bay Ridge Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.
52nd StreetDead-end at 1st AvenueDahill Road1EastCarries a portion of the eastbound B11 bus route between 2nd and 4th Avenues.
53rd Street1st AvenueDahill Road & 21st Avenue1WestThe 53rd Street Station is located on 4th Avenue.
54th Street1st Avenue20th Avenue1EastCut-off by the Bay Ridge Branch of the Long Island Rail Road between 17th and 18th Avenues.
55th Street1st Avenue19th Avenue2 miles1WestCut-off by the Bay Ridge Branch of the Long Island Rail Road between 17th and 18th Avenues. Carries a portion of the westbound B11 bus route between 1st and 4th Avenues.
56th Street1st Avenue18th Avenue1East
57th Street1st AvenueDead-end at 21st Avenue1WestCut-off by the Bay Ridge Branch of the Long Island Rail Road between 16th and 17th Avenues and Gravesend Park and Washington Cemetery between 18th and 20th Avenues.
58th StreetDead-end at 1st AvenueDead-end at 21st Avenue1EastCut-off by the Bay Ridge Branch of the LIRR between 16th and 17th Avenues and by FDR High School between 19th and 20th Avenues. Carries a portion of the eastbound B11 bus route from 1st to 2nd Avenues.
59th Street2nd AvenueDahill Road3.12 miles1WestThe 59th Street Station is located on 4th Avenue.
60th Street2nd AvenueMcDonald Avenue & 24th Avenue3.27 miles2BidirectionalImportant thoroughfare and truck route. The B9 bus route runs along the street from 4th to McDonald Avenues.
61st Street2nd AvenueDahill Road1West
62nd Street2nd AvenueDahill Road1EastCut-off between 7th and 8th Avenues by the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway and the LIRR's Bay Ridge Branch. The New Utrecht Avenue/62nd Street subway station complex is located at New Utrecht Avenue.
63rd Street2nd AvenueDahill Road1WestCut-off between 6th and 8th Avenues by the BMT Sea Beach Line and LIRR Bay Ridge Branch.
64th Street2nd AvenueDahill Road1EastCut-off between 6th and 7th Avenues by the BMT Sea Beach Line and LIRR Bay Ridge Branch.
65th Street2nd AvenueMcDonald Avenue at Avenue P1-4VariesRuns westbound, one-way on a single lane between 2nd and 3rd Avenues and eastbound, one-way on a single lane between 5th and 6th Avenues and becomes a two-way, four-lane street from 6th Avenue to its terminus.
66th Street4th AvenueBay Parkway1WestCut-off between 6th and 7th Avenues by the Gowanus Expressway.
67th StreetColonial RoadBay Parkway1-2VariesWestbound, one-way on a single lane between Colonial Road and 4th Avenue. Eastbound, one-way on a single lane from 4th to 5th Avenues where the street then runs two-way on two lanes from 5th to 7th Avenues where it is cut-off by the Gowanus Expressway. Beyond the expressway, 67th Street again runs eastbound, one-way on a single lane to its terminus.
68th StreetShore RoadBay Parkway1WestCut-off at 7th Avenue by the Gowanus Expressway.
69th Street/
Bay Ridge Avenue
Shore RoadBay Parkway1-2VariesTwo-way on two lanes from Shore Road to 6th Avenue, running eastbound, one-way on one lane from 6th Avenue to 7th Avenue where it is cut-off by the Gowanus Expressway. Resumes two-way configuration on the other side of 7th Avenue to 13th Avenue where it reverts to an eastbound, one-way configuration until its terminus.
70th StreetDead-end at Narrows AvenueBay Parkway1VariesRuns westbound from Narrows Avenue to 7th Avenue where it is interrupted by the Gowanus Expressway. Runs eastbound from other side of 7th Avenue to terminus.
71st StreetShore RoadBay Parkway1VariesRuns westbound from Shore Road to 3rd Avenue where it is interrupted until 6th Avenue where it runs eastbound one block to 7th Avenue where it is again interrupted, this time by the Gowanus Expressway. Runs eastbound from other side of 7th Avenue to terminus.
86th StreetShore RoadMcDonald Avenue2-4BidirectionalBMT West End Line runs above it from 18th to 25th Avenues. BMT Sea Beach Line has a station near West Eighth Street. BMT Fourth Avenue Line has a station at Fourth Avenue. Buses: B1 from Fourth to McDonald Avenues, B4 from Stillwell to McDonald Avenues, B16 from Shore Road to Seventh Avenue, and X37/38 from Seventh to 14th Avenues.
87th StreetShore Road5th Avenue1West
88th StreetShore Road7th Avenue1East
89th StreetNarrows Avenue5th Avenue1WestPath interrupted between Gaitling Place and Dahlgren Place by the Gowanus Expressway.
90th StreetRidge Boulevard7th Avenue1WestPath interrupted between Gaitling Place and Dahlgren Place by the Gowanus Expressway.
91st StreetShore Road5th Avenue1East
92nd StreetShore Road7th Avenue1-2VariesRuns westbound, one-way on one lane from Shore Road to 4th Avenue where it becomes two-way to its terminus.
93rd StreetShore Road4th Avenue1VariesRuns westbound from Shore Road to Marine Avenue and eastbound from Marine Avenue to 4th Avenue.
94th StreetShore RoadFort Hamilton Parkway1VariesRuns eastbound from Shore Road to Marine Avenue and westbound from Marine Avenue to Fort Hamilton Parkway.
95th StreetShore RoadFort Hamilton Parkway1East
96th StreetShore Road4th Avenue1West
97th StreetShore RoadFort Hamilton Parkway1VariesRuns eastbound from Shore Road to 3rd Avenue and westbound from 4th Avenue to Fort Hamilton Parkway.
98th StreetDead-end at Marine AvenueMarine Avenue1Two-way
99th StreetShore RoadFort Hamilton Parkway1VariesRuns eastbound from Shore Road to 3rd Avenue and westbound from 3rd Avenue to terminus.
100th Street3rd AvenueFort Hamilton Parkway1East
101st Street3rd AvenueFort Hamilton Parkway1West

Bay Streets (Bath Beach/Gravesend Bay)

See also