Bridgewater Street & Varick Street
Bridgewater Street and Varick Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Nassau Av/Varick St, is 380 feet away for the B48, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 60 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1936, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nassau Av/Varick St, 380 feet away, for the B48.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nassau Av/Varick St B48380 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Dam St & Meeker Ave 31 docks in all1,040 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1,220 feet by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 60 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1936.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Bridgewater Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
East side of Varick Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Varick Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedOther stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Dam Street & Bridgewater Street 310 feet
- Nassau Avenue & Varick Street 390 feet
- Norman Avenue & Apollo Street 590 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Stewart Avenue 630 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Varick Avenue 650 feet
- Nassau Avenue & Van Dam Street 660 feet
- Varick Avenue & Thomas Street 860 feet
- Norman Avenue & Hausman Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Bridgewater Street or Varick Street.