Bayard Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

Bayard Street and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lentol Garden is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about nine minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them parks, and 19 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Bayard Street.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Graham Av/Bayard St · B43
Within a walk
10 places
3 parks, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bayard Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Graham Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Bayard St, 440 feet away, for the B43.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Bayard St B43
    440 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bayard Street.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Engert Ave & McGuinness Blvd 19 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 610 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station
    480 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    1,120 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11222
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenpoint
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 68 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the eastern redcedar and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Bayard Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1892.

  1. 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. John Ericsson Middle School 126 School
    1,100 feet
  2. Northside Charter High School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lentol Garden
    50 feet
  2. Ericsson Playground
    940 feet
  3. McGolrick Park Dog Run in Msgr. McGolrick Park Dog run
    1,130 feet
Show all 6
  1. Msgr. McGolrick Park
    1,160 feet
  2. Fidelity Triangle
    1,190 feet
  3. McCarren Park
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bayard Street or Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.