Engert Avenue & Newton Street

Engert Avenue and Newton Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. A designated landmark, 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable, stands 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them parks, and 18 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
Graham Av/Engert Av · B43
Within a walk
14 places
3 parks, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Engert Avenue & Newton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Engert Av, 630 feet away, for the B43.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Engert Av B43
    630 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Engert Avenue.

  • 18 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
    120 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, 1,060 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station
    920 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 October 2021.

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Engert Avenue

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

North side of Newton Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 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
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Acad School
    1,060 feet
  2. Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  3. John Ericsson Middle School 126 School
    1,140 feet
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  1. Northside Charter High School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lentol Garden
    500 feet
  2. McGolrick Park Dog Run in Msgr. McGolrick Park Dog run
    830 feet
  3. Msgr. McGolrick Park
    870 feet
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  1. Fidelity Triangle
    900 feet
  2. Ericsson Playground
    940 feet
  3. McCarren Park
    1,100 feet
  4. Vincent V Abate Playground
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and five food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Engert Avenue or Newton Street.

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.