Greenpoint Avenue & Jewel Street
Greenpoint Avenue and Jewel Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The installation “Edge of the Plant/Edge of the Neighborhood” is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and nine places to eat. Within 820 feet are 32 homes, mostly built in 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Greenpoint Av G0.3 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Jewel St, 120 feet away, for the B24.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Jewel St B24120 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Greenpoint Avenue.
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Calyer St & Jewel St 40 docks in all360 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 278 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station330 feet
- 1038 Manhattan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 32 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1930.
Since 2014 at least 62 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green Vase' zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Greenpoint Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Jewel Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Jewel Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Visitor Center at the Newtown Creek Water Treatment Plant.
- Edge of the Plant/Edge of the Neighborhood Installation by Vito Acconci, 2010790 feet
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station750 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket720 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Greenpoint Avenue & Provost Street 120 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Moultrie Street 250 feet
- Calyer Street & Jewel Street 370 feet
- Kent Street & Provost Street 390 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Newel Street 520 feet
- Calyer Street & Moultrie Street 570 feet
- Calyer Street & Diamond Street 620 feet
- Java Street & Provost Street 650 feet
See every intersection along Greenpoint Avenue or Jewel Street.