Greene Avenue & Grand Avenue

Greene Avenue and Grand Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Clinton Hill Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cedar Tree Garden is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Classon Av, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Classon Av
1,310 feet · 5 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Greene Av/Grand Av · B52
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Greene Avenue & Grand Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Classon Av, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Classon Av G
    1,310 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Clinton-Washington Avs G
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. Clinton-Washington Avs C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Greene Av/Grand Av, 110 feet away, for the B52.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Greene Av/Grand Av B52
    110 feet
    B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Ave & Greene Ave 19 docks in all
    930 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 506 Grand Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11238
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Clinton Hill
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 68 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Grand Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Grand Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Greene Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Greene Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Clinton Hill Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 279 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1867 and 1876.

  1. Pratt Institute: Higgins Hall Designated landmark
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Kings Bay YM - YWHA Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    130 feet
  2. Brooklyn Schoolhouse Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  3. Little Sun People Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greene Playground
    890 feet
  2. Cedar Tree Garden
    980 feet
  3. Jane Bailey Memorial Garden
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clinton Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Clinton Hill Library
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emmanuel Baptist Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  2. Mount Zion Christian Mission Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Urban Market Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grand Avenue or Greene Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.