Franklin Street & Quay Street

Franklin Street and Quay Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 460 feet to 61 Franklin Street Garden. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

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

Map

Layers
Franklin Street & Quay Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Greenpoint 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. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/Calyer St, 100 feet away, for the B32.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Franklin Street and Quay Street.

  • 24 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. Calyer St & West St 35 docks in all
    660 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
    0.3 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 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 42 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

West side of Franklin Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Quay Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-8PM

South side of Quay Street

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 37 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1870 and 1880.

  1. Universalist Society of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park
    370 feet
  2. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    460 feet
  3. American Playground
    840 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavas Israel Landmark
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint Post Office
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and six 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 Quay 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.