East 5th Street & Greenwood Avenue
East 5th Street and Greenwood Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Raymond Francis Goffio Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greenwood Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about two minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 15 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G540 feetF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Greenwood Av, 1,220 feet away, for the B67 and B69.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- McDonald Av/Greenwood Av B67, B691,220 feetB67 B69
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
- B69 …
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Greenwood Ave & E 4 St 21 docks in all250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 3116 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Windsor Terrace-South Slope
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Raymond Francis Goffio Way, a co-naming enacted on August 23, 2019 (Local Law 158 of 2019).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1936.
Trees
NYC Parks records 101 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Raymond Francis Goffio Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 5th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 5th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
North side of Greenwood Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Greenwood Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built in 1895.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Greenwood Playground.
- Sixty First District Memorial Statue by Charles Keck, 192270 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 1 fire station
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Chai Tots Preschool of Windsor Terrace Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K860 feet
- P.S. 130 the Parkside School940 feet
- One World Project - Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
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- Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
- Kings Bay y at Windsor Terrace Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,210 feet
- Bambi Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,250 feet
- Windsor Terrace Little Learners Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Greenwood Playground50 feet
- Captain John McKenna, IV Park430 feet
- Seeley Park720 feet
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- Seeley Park Playground900 feet
- East 4th Street Community Garden (Windsor Terrace Kensington Veterans Memorial) Garden970 feet
- Sherman Street Sitting Area Playground1,290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Windsor Terrace Library830 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Apostles Church House of worship690 feet
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Church House of worship790 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 48/Engine 240 Fire station · landmark670 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Prospect Expressway & Greenwood Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 50 feet
- East 5th Street & Prospect Expressway 130 feet
- East 4th Street & Greenwood Avenue 270 feet
- Prospect Expressway & Greenwood Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 310 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Greenwood Avenue 540 feet
- East 3rd Street & Greenwood Avenue 540 feet
- East 5th Street & Fort Hamilton Parkway at Pedestrian Overpass 660 feet
- East 5th Street & Fort Hamilton Parkway 700 feet
See every intersection along East 5th Street or Greenwood Avenue.