Franklin Street & Green Street

Franklin Street and Green Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greenpoint Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds, and 38 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
40 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 & Green 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 five 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, 40 feet away, for the B32.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Huron St & Franklin St 35 docks in all
    320 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 1 Huron Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,060 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 442 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and November 2024, 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 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Green Street

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

South side of Green Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Queen Anne, and built between 1885 and 1886.

  1. Astral Apartments Designated landmark
    640 feet

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 park
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greenpoint Playground
    830 feet
  2. Java Street Community Garden
    930 feet
  3. Newtown Barge Playground
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Greenpoint Public Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Greenpoint Landing Public space
    690 feet
  2. Public space at 155 West Street Public space
    810 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Franklin Street or Green 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.