Franklin Street & India Street

Franklin Street and India Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Astral Apartments stands 150 feet away, and American Playground is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 51 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
910 feet · 3 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Franklin St/India St · B32
Within a walk
11 places
3 public spaces, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Street & India Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    910 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/India St, 70 feet away, for the B32.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 64 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Huron St & Franklin St 35 docks in all
    310 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, 1.3 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
    1,060 feet
  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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
14 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 168 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Franklin Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Franklin Street

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

North side of India Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of India Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 83 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1863 and 1885.

  1. Astral Apartments Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Mechanics and Traders Bank of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 public spaces
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Building Blocks of Greenpoint Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  2. Greenpoint Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Java Street Community Garden
    410 feet
  2. Greenpoint Public Park
    1,020 feet
  3. American Playground
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. WNYC Transmitter Park
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 155 West Street Public space
    500 feet
  2. India Street Pier Public space
    1,040 feet
  3. Public space at Greenpoint Landing Public space
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Church Greenpoint Landmark
    760 feet
  2. St Elias Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and 14 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 India 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.