Greenpoint Avenue & Franklin Street

Greenpoint Avenue and Franklin Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Greenpoint Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mechanics and Traders Bank of Brooklyn stands 90 feet away, and Hook & Ladder No. 106 stands 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 63 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
910 feet · 3 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Franklin St/Greenpoint Av · B32
Within a walk
17 places
7 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Greenpoint Avenue & Franklin Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    910 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin St/Greenpoint Av, 90 feet away, for the B32.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St/Greenpoint Av B32
    90 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Franklin Street and Greenpoint Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Milton St & Franklin St 33 docks in all
    350 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 1 Huron Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2018

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 42 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Franklin Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Franklin Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Greenpoint Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Greenpoint Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302816, 308116, 308264, 308265, 312460 and 336615.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Greenpoint Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 254 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1863 and 1887.

  1. Mechanics and Traders Bank of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    90 feet
  2. Hook & Ladder No. 106 Designated landmark
    510 feet
  3. Universalist Society of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 public spaces
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Building Blocks of Greenpoint Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. American Playground
    310 feet
  2. WNYC Transmitter Park
    780 feet
  3. Java Street Community Garden
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    850 feet
  2. WNYC Transmitter Park Playground
    870 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 27-41 West Street Public space
    1,280 feet
  2. Public space at 155 West Street Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astral Apartments Listed historic place
    760 feet
  2. Greenpoint Historic District Listed historic place
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavas Israel Landmark
    670 feet
  2. Ascension Church Greenpoint Landmark
    730 feet
  3. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. St Elias Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Franklin Street or Greenpoint Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.