Brooklyn streets, 1-101
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This article only covers the non-directionally labeled numbered east-west streets in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....

 of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

 between and including 1st Street and 101st Street. Major streets have their own linked articles; minor streets are discussed here. The streets 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 Brooklyn avenues, 1-28 they form a street grid. While similar to Manhattan's grid
Commissioners' Plan of 1811
The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 was the original design plan for the streets of Manhattan, which put in place the grid plan that has defined Manhattan to this day....

, 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
Belt Parkway
The Belt System is a series of connected limited-access highways that form a belt-like circle around the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The system comprises four officially separate parkways; however, three of the four are signed as the Belt Parkway...

 in Bay Ridge.

Streets

Street West East Length # of lanes Traffic direction Additional notes Image
1st Street Hoyt Street Prospect Park West 1 East Exists in two segments, cut off by the Gowanus Canal
Gowanus Canal
The Gowanus Canal, also known as the Gowanus Creek Canal, is a canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, geographically on the westernmost portion of Long Island...

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2nd Street Smith Street Prospect Park West 1 West Exists in two segments, cut off by the Gowanus Canal.
3rd Street Smith Street Prospect Park West 1-2 Varies Runs two-way from Smith Street to 4th Avenue
Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn)
Fourth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It stretches for south from Times Plaza, which is the triangle intersection created by Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Downtown Brooklyn, to Shore Road and the Belt Parkway in Bay Ridge.While southwestern Brooklyn is...

 and one-way eastbound to end.
4th Street Smith Street Prospect Park West 1 West Exists in two segments, cut off by the Gowanus Canal.
5th Street Smith Street Prospect Park West 1 East Exists in two segments, cut off by the Gowanus Canal.
6th Street 2nd Avenue Prospect Park West 1 West
7th Street 2nd Avenue Prospect Park West 1 East
8th Street 2nd Avenue Prospect Park West 1 West
9th Street Smith Street Prospect Park West 2 West to east 4th Avenue/9th St and other Culver Line stations in Park Slope
10th Street Dead-end at 2nd Avenue Prospect Park West 1 East
11th Street 2nd Avenue Prospect Park West 1 West
12th Street Dead-end at Hamilton Place Prospect Park West 1 East
13th Street Hamilton Place Prospect Park West 1 West
14th Street Hamilton Place Prospect Park West 1 East
15th Street Hamilton Avenue Bartel Pritchard Square at Prospect Park West 1 West
16th Street Hamilton Avenue Prospect Park Southwest 1 Varies West of 4th Avenue, traffic flows west, east of 4th Avenue, traffic flows east.
17th Street Sunset Industrial Park Terrace Place 1 East Cut-off for half a block avenue after 6th Avenue by the Prospect Expressway.
18th Street Sunset Industrial Park Vanderbilt Street 1 West Temporarily interrupted by the Prospect Expressway between 6th and 7th avenues.
19th Street Sunset Industrial Park Vanderbilt Street 1 East
20th Street Sunset Industrial Park Vanderbilt 1-2 Varies Two-way throughout route except for the block between 10th and 11th avenues.
21st Street Dead-end at 3rd Avenue 7th Avenue 1 East
22nd Street Dead-end at 3rd Avenue 7th Avenue 1 West
23 Street Dead-end at 3rd Avenue 7th Avenue 1 East
24th Street 3rd Avenue 6th Avenue 1 West
25th Street Dead-end at 3rd Avenue 5th Avenue 1 East The 25th Street Station
25th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
25th Street is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 25th Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, it is served by the R train at all times except late nights, when the D and N trains assume local service along Fourth...

 is located on 4th Avenue
Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn)
Fourth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It stretches for south from Times Plaza, which is the triangle intersection created by Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Downtown Brooklyn, to Shore Road and the Belt Parkway in Bay Ridge.While southwestern Brooklyn is...

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26th Street Dead-end at 3rd Avenue 5th Avenue 1 West
27th Street Dead-end at 3rd Avenue 5th Avenue 1 East
28th Street 3rd Avenue 5th Avenue 1 West
29th Street 2nd Avenue 5th Avenue 1 East Street closed indefinitely between 2nd and 3rd avenues for use by the Metropolitan Dentention Center
Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn
The Metropolitan Detention Center located at 80 29th Street near Gowanus Bay, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on 29th Street, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, is one of several MDCs operated by the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons....

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30th Street 2nd Avenue 5th Avenue 1 West Street is closed indefinitely between 2nd and 3rd avenues for use by the Metropolitan Detention Center.
31st Street 2nd Avenue 5th Avenue 1 East The street is closed between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
32nd Street 2nd Avenue 5th Avenue 1 West
33rd Street 2nd Street 5th Avenue 1 East
34th Street 2nd Avenue 5th Avenue 1 West
35th Street 2nd Avenue Dahill Road 1 East Cut-off from 5th Avenue till Church Avenue because of Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County , New York. It was granted National Historic Landmark status in 2006 by the U.S. Department of the Interior.-History:...

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36th Street 2nd Avenue 15th Avenue 1-2 Varies Westbound 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
36th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
36th Street is an express station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at 36th Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn....

 is on 4th Avenue
Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn)
Fourth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It stretches for south from Times Plaza, which is the triangle intersection created by Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Downtown Brooklyn, to Shore Road and the Belt Parkway in Bay Ridge.While southwestern Brooklyn is...

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37th Street 2nd Avenue Dahill Road 1-2 Varies One-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 Street 3rd Avenue Dahill Road 1 Varies Eastbound from 3rd to 5th avenues. Westbound from 10th Avenue on.
39th Street Dead-end at 1st Avenue Dahill Road 2 West to east Important thoroughfare and truck route. The B35) bus route runs along the street from 1st to 14th avenue and the B70) bus route from 1st to 3rd avenue and from 4th to 8th avenue.
40th Street 1st Avenue Dahill Road 1 East Cut-off between 1st and 2nd avenues.
41st Street 1st Avenue Dahill Road 1 West
42nd Street Dead-end at 1st Avenue Dahill Road 1 East Cut-off by Sunset Park
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Sunset Park is a neighborhood in the western section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bounded by Greenwood Heights to the north, Borough Park to the east, Bay Ridge to the south, and Upper New York Bay to the west...

 between 5th and 7th Avenues.
43rd Street Dead-end at 1st Avenue Dahill Road 1 West Cut-off by Sunset Park
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Sunset Park is a neighborhood in the western section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bounded by Greenwood Heights to the north, Borough Park to the east, Bay Ridge to the south, and Upper New York Bay to the west...

 between 5th and 7th Avenues.
44th Street 1st Avenue Dahill Road 1 East
45th Street 2nd Avenue 18th Avenue 1 West The 45th Street Station
45th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
45th Street is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at 45th Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. It is served by the R train at all times except late nights northbound and the N train late nights only.This underground station, opened on...

 is located on 4th Avenue
Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn)
Fourth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It stretches for south from Times Plaza, which is the triangle intersection created by Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Downtown Brooklyn, to Shore Road and the Belt Parkway in Bay Ridge.While southwestern Brooklyn is...

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46th Street 2nd Avenue 18th Avenue 1 East
47th Street 1st Avenue McDonald Avenue 1 West
48th Street 1st Avenue 19th Avenue 1 East
49th Street/Sunset Terrace 2nd Avenue Dead-end at 18th Avenue 1 West Carries a portion of the westbound B11 bus route from 4th and 18th avenues.
50th Street 1st Avenue Dahill Road 1 East Eastbound B11 bus, 4th-20th aves. Subway station
50th Street (BMT West End Line)
50th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of 50th Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times....

, New Utrecht ave.
51st Street Dead-end at 1st Avenue Dahill Road 1 West Cut-off between 18th and 19th avenues by the Bay Ridge Branch
Bay Ridge Branch
The Bay Ridge Branch is a rail line owned by the Long Island Rail Road and operated by the New York and Atlantic Railway in the U.S. State of New York...

 of the Long Island Railroad.
52nd Street Dead-end at 1st Avenue Dahill Road 1 East Carries a portion of the eastbound B11 bus route from 2nd to 4th avenue.
53rd Street 1st Avenue Dahill Road & 21st Avenue 1 West The 53rd Street Station
53rd Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
53rd Street is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 53rd Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, it is served by the R train at all times except late nights northbound and the N train late nights only.This underground station, opened on...

 is located on 4th Avenue
Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn)
Fourth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It stretches for south from Times Plaza, which is the triangle intersection created by Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Downtown Brooklyn, to Shore Road and the Belt Parkway in Bay Ridge.While southwestern Brooklyn is...

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54th Street 1st Avenue 20th Avenue 1 East Cut-off by Bay Ridge Branch of the Long Island Railroad between 17th and 18th avenues.
55th Street 1st Avenue 19th Avenue 1 West Cut-off by Bay Ridge Branch of the Long Island Railroad between 17th and 18th avenues. Carries a portion of the westbound B11 bus route from 1st to 4th avenue.
56th Street 1st Avenue 18th Avenue 1 East
57th Street 1st Avenue Dead-end at 21st Avenue 1 West Cut-off by; Bay Ridge Branch of the Long Island Railroad between 16th and 17th avenues and Gravesend Park and a cemetery between 18th and 20th avenues.
58th Street Dead-end at 1st Avenue Dead-end at 21st Avenue 1 East Cut-off by; Bay Ridge Branch of the LIRR between 16th and 17th avenues and by FDR High School
Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School
Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School is a coeducational public high school located at 5800 20th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. It is a zoned/public high school, with an enrollment of approximately 3700 students, encompassing grades 9-12....

 between 19th and 20th avenues. Carries a portion of the eastbound B1 bus route from 1st to 2nd avenue.
59th Street 2nd Avenue Dahill Road 3.12 miles 1 West The 59th Street Station
59th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
59th Street is an express station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 59th Street and Fourth Avenue, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park, it is served by the N and R trains at all times....

 is located on 4th Avenue
Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn)
Fourth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It stretches for south from Times Plaza, which is the triangle intersection created by Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Downtown Brooklyn, to Shore Road and the Belt Parkway in Bay Ridge.While southwestern Brooklyn is...

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60th Street 2nd Avenue McDonald Avenue & 24th Avenue 3.27 miles 2 West to east Important thoroughfare and truck route. The B9 bus route runs along
the street between 4th to 23rd avenues.
61st Street 2nd Avenue Dahill Road 1 West
62nd Street 2nd Avenue Dahill Road 1 East Cut-off between 7th and 8th avenues by the Sea Beach Line and the Long Island Railroad Bay Ridge Branch
Bay Ridge Branch
The Bay Ridge Branch is a rail line owned by the Long Island Rail Road and operated by the New York and Atlantic Railway in the U.S. State of New York...

 lines. The New Utrecht Avenue/62nd Street Station is located at New Utrecht Avenue.
63rd Street 2nd Avenue Dahill Road 1 West Cut-off between 6th and 8th avenues by the BMT Sea Beach and Long Island Railroad Bay Ridge Branch lines.
64th Street 2nd Avenue Dahill Road 1 East Cut-off between 6th and 7th avenues by the BMT Sea Beach and Long Island Railroad Bay Ridge Branch.
65th Street 2nd Avenue McDonald Avenue at Avenue P
Brooklyn avenues, Lettered A-Z
This article provides details of the lettered avenues in the flat south central portion of New York City borough of Brooklyn. Improved public transport brought urban sprawl to this area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, after the hilly areas to its west and north had already been developed...

1-4 Varies Runs westbound, one-way on one-lane between 2nd and 3rd avenues and eastbound, one-way on one-lane between 5th and 6th avenues and becomes a two-way, four-lane street from 6th Avenue to its terminus.
66th Street 4th Avenue Bay Parkway 1 West Cut-off between 6th and 7th avenues by the Gowanus Expressway.
67th Street Colonial Road Bay Parkway 1-2 Varies Westbound, one-way on one-lane between Colonial Road and 4th Avenue. Eastbound, one-way on one-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 again runs eastbound, one-way on one-lane to its terminus.
68th Street Shore Road Bay Parkway 1 West Cut-off at 7th Avenue by the Gowanus Expressway.
69th Street/Bay Ridge Avenue Shore Road Bay Parkway 1-2 Varies Two-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 at the other side of 7th Avenue to 13th Avenue where it reverts to its eastbound, one-way configuration till its terminus.
70th Street Dead-end at Narrows Avenue Bay Parkway 1 Varies Runs 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 Street Shore Road Bay Parkway 1 Varies Runs 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 Street Shore Road McDonald Avenue 2-4 West to east See article.
87th Street Shore Road 5th Avenue 1 West
88th Street Shore Road 7th Avenue 1 East
89th Street Narrows Avenue 5th Avenue 1 West Path interrupted between Gaitling Place and Dahlgren Place by the Gowanus Expressway.
90th Street Ridge Boulevard 7th Avenue 1 West Path interrupted between Gaitling Place and Dahlgren Place by the Gowanus Expressway.
91st Street Shore Road 5th Avenue 1 East
92nd Street Shore Road 7th Avenue 1-2 Varies Runs westbound, one-way on one-lane from Shore Road to 4th Avenue where it becomes two-way to its terminus.
93rd Street Shore Road 4th Avenue 1 Varies Runs westbound from Shore Road to Marine Avenue and eastbound from Marine Avenue to 4th Avenue.
94th Street Shore Road Fort Hamilton Parkway 1 Varies Runs eastbound from Shore Road to Marine Avenue and westbound from Marine Avenue to Fort Hamilton Parkway.
95th Street Shore Road Fort Hamilton Parkway 1 East
96th Street Shore Road 4th Avenue 1 West
97th Street Shore Road Fort Hamilton Parkway 1 Varies Runs eastbound from Shore Road to 3rd Avenue and westbound from 4th Avenue to Fort Hamilton Parkway.
98th Street Dead-end at Marine Avenue Marine Avenue 1 Two-way
99th Street Shore Road Fort Hamilton Parkway 1 Varies Runs eastbound from Shore Road to 3rd Avenue and westbound from 3rd Avenue to terminus.
100th Street 3rd Avenue Fort Hamlton Parkway 1 East
101st Street 3rd Avenue Fort Hamilton Parkway 1 West

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