Eckford Street & Calyer Street

Eckford Street and Calyer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church stands 610 feet away, and P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
Manhattan Av/Calyer St · B43, B62
Within a walk
18 places
8 religious buildings, 3 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Eckford Street & Calyer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    1,120 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.3 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Manhattan Av/Calyer St, 610 feet away, for the B43 and B62.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/Calyer St B43, B62
    610 feet
    B43 B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 60 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. Lorimer St & Calyer St 20 docks in all
    800 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    1,100 feet
  2. 1038 Manhattan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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

  • One travel lane
  • 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 87 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

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 April 2014 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Calyer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Calyer Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Eckford Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Eckford Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 53 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1878 and 1885.

  1. St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    610 feet
  2. St. Anthony of Padua Rectory Designated landmark
    610 feet
  3. Greenpoint Savings Bank Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
  2. Ucp of NYC - the Greenpoint School
    690 feet
  3. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    710 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry School
    1,090 feet
  2. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center Library
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Polish National Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    480 feet
  3. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 715 Leonard Street Older adult center
    570 feet
  2. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    810 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    990 feet
  2. 94th Precinct Police station
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    760 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Calyer Street or Eckford Street.

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