Franklin Street & Freeman Street

Franklin Street and Freeman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greenpoint Landing is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds, and 31 places to eat. About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Safety record
11 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
Franklin St/Green St · B32
Within a walk
8 places
2 playgrounds, 2 public spaces and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Street & Freeman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    0.3 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/Green St, 240 feet away, for the B32.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St/Green St B32
    240 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Franklin Street and Freeman Street.

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Franklin St & Dupont St 27 docks in all
    570 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 321 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1 Huron Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,320 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 960 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Franklin Street

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

West side of Franklin Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Freeman Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Freeman Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Bunny Hill Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    630 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greenpoint Playground
    570 feet
  2. Newtown Barge Playground
    930 feet
  3. Greenpoint Landing Park
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Java Street Community Garden
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Greenpoint Landing Public space
    430 feet
  2. Public space at 155 West Street Public space
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astral Apartments Listed historic place
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Franklin Street or Freeman 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.