I found this confusing pairing of signage on the northbound leg of Hamilton Avenue at Henry Street a few years ago. Apparently the Department of Transportation must have heard from local constituents or realized that the pairing seemingly made no sense. However, it does when you use “traffic logic.”
The bigger sign is straightforward and is meant for traffic in motion, and indicates that traffic is to stop at a painted white line crossing the street at this point. That line is just blow the bottom perspective of this photograph. In this temporary arrangement, a streetlamp is attached to the stoplight; it was later removed without a replacement.
The smaller red sign is meant for any motorist who may want to stop, or stand, at the intersection for more than a traffic light cycle; the sign is supposed to prohibit such a move. The “keep intersection clear” sign reinforces that point.
By 2022, the DOT had removed all three signs, but in practice, all should still apply.
Red Hook is effectively cut off from Carroll Gardens by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. A lengthy pedestrian bridge, which I have used frequently, spans the undefended border between the two neighborhoods.
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8/16/23