Green Street & Provost Street

Green Street and Provost Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Newtown Creek Nature Walk is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 150 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Safety record
1 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
930 feet
McGuinness Blvd/Freeman St · B32, B62
Within a walk
1 place
1 park, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Green Street & Provost 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 seven 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 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is McGuinness Blvd/Freeman St, 930 feet away, for the B32 and B62.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. McGuinness Blvd/Freeman St B32, B62
    930 feet
    B32 B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Green Street and Provost Street.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Green St & McGuinness Blvd 20 docks in all
    650 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 278 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1038 Manhattan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
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 150 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Green Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Green Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

East side of Provost Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Provost Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Newtown Creek Nature Walk Park
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Green Street or Provost 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.