Franklin Street & Calyer Street

Franklin Street and Calyer Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. American Playground is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Franklin St/Calyer St · B32
Within a walk
12 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Street & Calyer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/Calyer St, 30 feet away, for the B32.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St/Calyer St B32
    30 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Calyer Street and Franklin Street.

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Calyer St & West St 35 docks in all
    400 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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2025
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 215 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Calyer Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Calyer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Franklin Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Franklin Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 116 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1860 and 1880.

  1. Universalist Society of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    550 feet
  2. Greenpoint Home for the Aged Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  2. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    190 feet
  2. American Playground
    570 feet
  3. Bushwick Inlet Park
    640 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 27-41 West Street Public space
    460 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavas Israel Landmark
    560 feet
  2. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint Post Office
    910 feet
  2. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Calyer Street or Franklin Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.