Greenpoint Avenue & Gale Avenue
Greenpoint Avenue and Gale Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 firehouse is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Greenpoint Av/Gale Av, is 40 feet away for the B24, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and six places to eat. About 60 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Gale Av, 40 feet away, for the B24.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Gale Av B2440 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Greenpoint Avenue.
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bradley Ave & Greenpoint Ave 21 docks in all680 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-15 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station820 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 60 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2013 and December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Gale Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY FIRE DEPARTMENT
North side of Greenpoint Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 religious building
Fire and police
- Battalion 45/Engine 259/Ladder 128 Fire station150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 35th Street & Gale Avenue 260 feet
- Borden Avenue & 35th Street 300 feet
- Borden Avenue & Greenpoint Avenue 340 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Greenpoint Avenue 470 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Bradley Avenue 660 feet
- Borden Avenue & 34th Street 660 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Hunters Point Avenue 870 feet
- Borden Avenue & 35th Street 910 feet
See every intersection along Gale Avenue or Greenpoint Avenue.