Greenpoint Avenue & Eckford Street

Greenpoint Avenue and Eckford Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Convent of St. Anthony of Padua stands 410 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 36 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
460 feet · 2 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Greenpoint Av/Leonard St · B24, T403
Within a walk
13 places
8 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Greenpoint Avenue & Eckford Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    460 feet
    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 Greenpoint Av/Leonard St, 180 feet away, for the B24 and T403.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Greenpoint Av/Leonard St B24, T403
    180 feet
    B24 T403

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …
  2. T403 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Greenpoint Avenue.

  • 68 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greenpoint Ave & Manhattan Ave 27 docks in all
    410 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
    530 feet
  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 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Eckford Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Eckford Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Greenpoint Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 91 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1878 and 1890.

  1. St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. Smithsonian Hall Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. Convent of St. Anthony of Padua Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Ucp of NYC - the Greenpoint School
    690 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Historic District Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    760 feet
  2. St Elias Church House of worship
    810 feet
  3. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    890 feet
Show all 6
  1. Polish National Church House of worship
    980 feet
  2. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    1,140 feet
  3. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 715 Leonard Street Older adult center
    830 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    420 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    490 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    440 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,220 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Eckford Street or Greenpoint Avenue.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.