Franklin Street & Milton Street

Franklin Street and Milton 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. Congregation Ahavas Israel is 410 feet away, and St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 57 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Franklin St/Greenpoint Av · B32
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Street & Milton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    1,170 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/Greenpoint Av, 190 feet away, for the B32.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St/Greenpoint Av B32
    190 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 56 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. Milton St & Franklin St 33 docks in all
    100 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, 1.1 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
    0.4 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.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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
16 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 233 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 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

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Franklin Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Milton Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

South side of Milton Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303096, 308264 and 312460.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet, 269 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1865 and 1885.

  1. Mechanics and Traders Bank of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Universalist Society of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    440 feet
  3. Hook & Ladder No. 106 Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. American Playground
    50 feet
  2. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    580 feet
  3. WNYC Transmitter Park
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. Java Street Community Garden
    1,090 feet
  2. WNYC Transmitter Park Playground
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 27-41 West Street Public space
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Historic District Listed historic place
    600 feet
  2. Astral Apartments Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavas Israel Landmark
    410 feet
  2. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    750 feet
  3. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint Landmark
    770 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,230 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Franklin Street or Milton 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.