Franklin Street & North 15th Street

Franklin Street and North 15th Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 176 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Bushwick Inlet Park is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Franklin Street.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
N 14 St/Kent Av · B32
Within a walk
11 places
3 religious buildings, 2 public spaces and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Street & North 15th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven 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 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is N 14 St/Kent Av, 400 feet away, for the B32.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. N 14 St/Kent Av B32
    400 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Franklin Street.

  • 21 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
    590 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.7 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
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 176 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,659th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 92 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Franklin Street (west side).

East side of Franklin Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of North 15th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of North 15th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 329295.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park
    80 feet
  2. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    890 feet
  3. American Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 27-41 West Street Public space
    830 feet
  2. Public space at 25 Kent Avenue Public space
    940 feet
  3. Banker's Anchor Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavas Israel House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint Post Office
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Franklin Street or North 15th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.