Franklin Street & Kent Street

Franklin Street and Kent Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Greenpoint Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Astral Apartments stands 420 feet away, and 61 Franklin Street Garden is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 62 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Franklin St/Greenpoint Av · B32
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Street & Kent Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    1,040 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/Greenpoint Av, 200 feet away, for the B32.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St/Greenpoint Av B32
    200 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
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Milton St & Franklin St 33 docks in all
    620 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1 Huron Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
20 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 49 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and June 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Kent Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Kent Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 313841.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Greenpoint Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 212 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1863 and 1886.

  1. Mechanics and Traders Bank of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. Astral Apartments Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. Hook & Ladder No. 106 Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. American Playground
    570 feet
  2. Java Street Community Garden
    570 feet
  3. WNYC Transmitter Park
    770 feet
Show all 5
  1. WNYC Transmitter Park Playground
    820 feet
  2. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 155 West Street Public space
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Historic District Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Church Greenpoint Landmark
    470 feet
  2. St Elias Church Landmark
    820 feet
  3. Congregation Ahavas Israel House of worship
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,140 feet
  2. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 62 places to eat and 16 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 Kent 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.