Franklin Street & Meserole Avenue

Franklin Street and Meserole Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Ahavas Israel is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Franklin Street. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Franklin St/Calyer St · B32
Within a walk
11 places
2 public spaces, 2 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Street & Meserole Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Nassau 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. Greenpoint Av G
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/Calyer St, 390 feet away, for the B32.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Franklin Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Banker St & Meserole Ave 31 docks in all
    450 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
    0.6 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

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
7 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 700 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 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Franklin Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Meserole Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Meserole Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1878 and 1881.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 public spaces
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park
    90 feet
  2. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    740 feet
  3. American Playground
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 27-41 West Street Public space
    690 feet
  2. Public space at 25 Kent Avenue Public space
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavas Israel House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint Post Office
    870 feet
  2. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. 94th Precinct Police station
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Franklin Street or Meserole Avenue.

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.