Check out our overview of urgent care options for kids in our neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including dedicated pediatric emergency rooms, inpatient pediatric units, and services for all types of urgent care needs, from X-rays to stitches to treatments for colds and other common illnesses.
If your child needs emergency care, keep in mind that the co-pay at an urgent care clinic will typically be much less than a visit to the emergency room depending on your insurance. Our guide lists urgent care options first, followed by emergency room options.
CityMD Urgent Care | Various Locations
- Brooklyn Heights | 135 Montague Street
- Cobble Hill | 228-230 Court Street
- Brooklyn Navy Yard | 3 Flushing Avenue, Suite 150 (This new location opened in January 2023 next to Wegmans, and is rarely busy. Try it for little to no wait time however no xray technician on staff!)
- Boerum Hill | 457 Atlantic Avenue
- Downtown Brooklyn | 461 Fulton Street
- Prospect Heights | 288 Flatbush Avenue
- Park Slope | 418-420 5th Avenue
- Prospect Park South | 874 Flatbush Avenue
- Flatbush | 2125 Nostrand Avenue
- Crown Heights | 256 Utica Avenue
- Bed-Stuy | 1243 Fulton Street
- Bushwick | 399 Knickerbocker Avenue
- Williamsburg | 154 N. 7th Street
- East Williamsburg | 21 Graham Avenue
- Greenpoint | 795 Manhattan Avenue
- Bay Ridge | 8712 4th Avenue
- Sunset Park | 5024 5th Avenue
- And many more, search here.
CityMD has many locations in our neighborhoods, and while no appointment is needed, you can book a visit at your closest clinic. You can also check estimated wait times on their website. CityMD offers quick, reliable, emergency care service 365 days a year. Board-certified doctors are availability to treat all of urgent care needs, from suturing and X-rays, to coughs, colds, and other common illnesses. All locations offer pediatric care but call beforehand if x-ray tech is on staff in case xrays are needed.
+MEDRITE Urgent Care | Various Locations
- Park Slope | 245 4th Avenue
- Clinton Hill | 504 Myrtle Avenue
- Williamsburg | 416 Metropolitan Avenue
+MEDRITE offers pediatric services for newborns up to age 18. No appointments are needed, and children are seen within minutes of arriving. They provide onsite lab and X-ray facilities, as well as pediatric orthopedic care. Physicians treat urgent care needs from broken bones to strep throat to abrasions, cuts & stitches.
Brooklyn Health Medical Alliance | Downtown Brooklyn
- Downtown Brooklyn | 514 Fulton Street
- Greenpoint | 1056 Manhattan Avenue
BHMA Fulton Mall offers adult and pediatric primary care, both by appointment (recommended) and on a walk-in basis. Located in a transit hub, BHMA Fulton Mall makes medical care convenient for the whole family. All major insurances accepted. Services include well care and preventive care (adults and children), non-urgent sick care, vaccinations, physicals (annual, pre-employment, school and camp, among others), COVID-19 testing, and easy access to imaging and lab services.
Amazon One Medical | Downtown Brooklyn
445 Gold Street
Amazon One Medical is now open in Downtown Brooklyn! Located at City Point, the new primary and urgent care offers same and next-day appointments, 24/7 video chat calls with providers, messaging with doctors, and many more membership benefits. One Medical offers preventative care, physical exams, women’s health, and mental health services. They are open Monday through Friday, 8am-9pm, and weekends from 8am-7pm. Learn more here!
NYU Langone ER | Cobble Hill
The NYU Langone medical center opened last spring on Atlantic Avenue with a 24-hour emergency department. Children and patients of all ages are being taken care of 24/7 with two emergency specialists on site all times and a pediatric ER specialist on site from 2 to 10 pm daily. Their services are more comprehensive than those offered by urgent care centers, which usually do not have advanced imaging services, cast set-up for fractures or emergency-trained nurses. If a person needs to be admitted to the hospital, their in-house team transports patients for free to the assigned hospital within their network. The center also offers valet parking. Emergency care wait times are posted on the website and updated every 5 minutes here. Learn more about the facility and its pediatrics team here! Pediatric patients who require advanced care or hospitalization will be transferred to NYU Langone’s Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at 430 E 34th Street, right off the FDR in Manhattan.
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Pediatric ER | Park Slope
506 6th Street
Located within NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s main emergency room, the pediatric emergency service is a self-contained area staffed by physicians certified in both emergency medicine and pediatrics, and by registered nurses with specialized training. Everything in the pediatric emergency service is geared toward treating children and their families: all equipment is “child-sized”, the patient gowns feature cartoon characters, and the staff is sensitive to the needs of parents, as well as children. The separate pediatric waiting room is open 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Learn more here.
The Brooklyn Hospital Center Pediatric ER | Fort Greene
The Brooklyn Hospital Center finished a major Emergency Department renovation in the summer of 2022. This renovation significantly improves the hospital’s response to traumatic injury and illness, and has resulted in a state-of-the-art facility with a separate pediatric emergency room. The pediatric ED provides emergency services to infants, children and adolescents from birth to age 21 and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Highly trained board certified pediatric emergency physicians, residents, nurses and staff offer the crucial care needed in all types of pediatric emergencies. The facility is focused on all conditions affecting children, from minor to major illness, as well as injuries. In addition, TBHC offers a full range of pediatric services, including an inpatient pediatric unit, a six-bed pediatric intensive care unit and a neonatal intensive care unit, as well as many pediatric specialists on hand to provide their expertise if necessary.
The Maimonides Children’s Hospital Pediatric Inpatient and Emergency Room | Borough Park
4802 10th Avenue
The Maimonides Children’s Hospital has provided Brooklyn’s families with dedicated pediatric emergency care for over 30 years, treating infants, children, and adolescents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Maimonides has now opened Brooklyn’s largest standalone Children’s Emergency Department, quadrupling capacity with 32 treatment areas, separate entrances for ambulances and walk-ins, and advanced on-site imaging including X-ray, ultrasound, and CT scanning. Staffed 24/7 by board-certified pediatric emergency physicians and specialists across more than 30 subspecialties, the facility also houses Brooklyn’s only pediatric trauma center to treat life-threatening injuries that result from serious incidents like falls and car accidents. Maimonides is also prepared for emergency conditions that may be uncommon in the United States. Translation services are also available at all times.
NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn Emergency Department | Sunset Park
150 55th Street
Pediatric specialists, who are part of Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, treat patients in a child-friendly space of the emergency department. The emergency department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Approximate emergency care wait time is listed on their website.
Maimonides Medical Center Bay Ridge Emergency Department | Bay Ridge
Main location: 699 92nd Street | Walk-ins: 9036 7th Avenue
Emergency pediatric services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the new state-of-the-art Maimonides Medical Center Bay Ridge Emergency Department. Families can use the pre-arrival form to help the team to prepare for their visit or just walk-in. Wait times here have been minimal.
Centers Urgent Care | Bay Ridge, Boro Park, Coney Island & Beyond
- Bay Ridge | 7825 Third Avenue
- Boro Park | 5022 Fort Hamilton Parkway
- Coney Island | 626 Sheepshead Bay Road
- And many more, search here.
Centers Urgent Care offers pediatric services including x-rays with short wait times. Children can be seen with illnesses and minor injuries, or to get physical forms completed. Their long hours are helpful to families needing care at any time of day.
PM Pediatric Urgent Care | Bensonhurst & Beyond
- Bensonhurst | 1823 86th Street
- And more, search here.
Open from at least 10am-10pm daily, PM Pediatric Urgent Care is there to address your family’s needs. Book conveniently online before heading over or consider a telemedicine appointment. Doctors treat illnesses, rashes, pink eye, wounds that need stitches, broken bones, sprains, concussions, and much more, including completing sports physicals.
Chai Urgent Care | Williamsburg, Midwood & Beyond
- South Williamsburg| 420 Kent Avenue
- Williamsburg | 735 Bedford Avenue
- Other locations in Midwood, Boro Park, and beyond here.
Chai Care provides diagnostic testing, urgent and preventive care for a broad range of health concerns. They offer pediatric care for all ages and Adult care as well. Walk-ins are welcome, telehealth appointments are also available. Physicians treat urgent care needs from coughs, colds and diagnostics, X Rays and imaging on site.
NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Pediatric ER | Financial District
170 William Street
NewYork-Presbyterian’s location in Lower Manhattan also has a dedicated pediatric emergency room, and is located right over the Brooklyn Bridge. Physicians in the pediatric emergency service treat life-threatening illnesses, traumatic injuries, and less serious conditions. Pediatric patients who require advanced care or hospitalization will be transferred to the pediatric inpatient unit at Komansky Children’s Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center at 525 East 68th Street on the Upper East Side.
For broken bones and other orthopedic emergences, it’s worthwhile to head to NYU Langone’s Samuels Orthopedic Immediate Care Center in Manhattan, one of New York City’s only walk-in orthopedic immediate care facilities. They offer medical care specifically for people with orthopedic injuries, unlike emergency rooms that treat people who have a broad range of urgent health problems. The result is that you receive specialized orthopedic care with less waiting time. The vast majority of patients are treated and discharged within two and a half hours. Their team—comprised of an emergency medicine doctor and an orthopedic surgery resident doctor or physician assistant—evaluate and treat children for sprains, dislocations and joint injuries, hand and foot injuries, hip, arm, or leg fractures, and joint and bone infections. They are open seven days a week: Sunday through Thursday, 8am to 9pm, and Fridays & Saturdays, 8am to 10:30pm.
Updated: November 2025.
