Franklin Street & Oak Street

Franklin Street and Oak Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 70 feet to 61 Franklin Street Garden. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Franklin St/Calyer St · B32
Within a walk
14 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Street & Oak Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    0.3 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/Calyer St, 270 feet away, for the B32.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 38 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
    580 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
11 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 215 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Franklin Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Oak Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Oak Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 307331.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 189 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1865 and 1880.

  1. Universalist Society of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Greenpoint Home for the Aged Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet
  2. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    70 feet
  2. American Playground
    310 feet
  3. Bushwick Inlet Park
    910 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 27-41 West Street Public space
    500 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavas Israel Landmark
    340 feet
  2. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    980 feet
  3. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint Post Office
    1,100 feet
  2. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Franklin Street or Oak 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.