Greenpoint Avenue & Monitor Street
Greenpoint Avenue and Monitor Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 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 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Greenpoint Av/Kingsland Av, is 160 feet away for the B24, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the goldenrain tree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Kingsland Av, 160 feet away, for the B24.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Kingsland Av B24160 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Greenpoint Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- Greenpoint Ave & Monitor St 20 docks in all60 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 278 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 16 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 November 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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the goldenrain tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Greenpoint Avenue
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of Monitor Street
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
West side of Monitor Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 3AM-7AM ALL DAYS
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, 2010730 feet
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Greenpoint Avenue & North Henry Street 270 feet
- JJ Byrne Memorial Bridge & Greenpoint Avenue 270 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Kingsland Avenue 310 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Russell Street 550 feet
- Humboldt Street & Greenpoint Avenue 820 feet
- Russell Street & Calyer Street 970 feet
- Humboldt Street & Calyer Street 1,160 feet
- North Henry Street & Meserole Avenue 1,240 feet
See every intersection along Greenpoint Avenue or Monitor Street.