Greenpoint Avenue & Newel Street

Greenpoint Avenue and Newel Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Polish National Church is 1,280 feet away, and St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
980 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Greenpoint Av/McGuinness Blvd · B24
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Greenpoint Avenue & Newel Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    980 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
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/McGuinness Blvd, 140 feet away, for the B24.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Greenpoint Av/McGuinness Blvd B24
    140 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kent St & McGuinness Blvd 20 docks in all
    550 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
    430 feet
  2. 1038 Manhattan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

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 three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,300 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 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Greenpoint Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of Newel Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of Newel Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Ucp of NYC - the Greenpoint School
    1,210 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Polish National Church House of worship
    1,280 feet
  2. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 176 Java Street Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 11 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Greenpoint Avenue or Newel Street.

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