Commercial Street & Blue Slip
Commercial Street and Blue Slip meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Greenpoint Landing is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat. About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2017 and 2022, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Greenpoint Av G0.5 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Box St/Manhattan Av, 1,030 feet away, for the B43.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Box St/Manhattan Av B431,030 feetB43
Next buses at this stop
- B43 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Commercial Street.
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Franklin St & Dupont St 27 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 321 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 179 Freeman Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2017 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 1,313 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- Bunny Hill Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5780 feet
- The Goddard School of Greenpoint Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Greenpoint Playground60 feet
- Newtown Barge Playground210 feet
- Greenpoint Landing Park350 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Greenpoint Landing Public space50 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Franklin Street & Commercial Street 100 feet
- Commercial Street & Clay Street 140 feet
- Commercial Street & Bell Slip 210 feet
- Franklin Street & Dupont Street 340 feet
- West Street & Commercial Street 420 feet
- Franklin Street & Eagle Street 600 feet
- West Street & Eagle Street 690 feet
- Commercial Street & Box Street 690 feet
See every intersection along Commercial Street.