Greenpoint Avenue & North Henry Street
Greenpoint Avenue and North Henry Street meet at a three-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 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 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Greenpoint Av/North Henry St, is 110 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/North Henry St, 110 feet away, for the B24.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/North Henry St B24110 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 all260 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 278 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station1,290 feet
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three 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- 34 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Greenpoint Avenue
- No stopping 9 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of Greenpoint Avenue
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of North Henry Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
West side of North Henry Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
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, 2010460 feet
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Greenpoint Avenue & Monitor Street 270 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Russell Street 280 feet
- JJ Byrne Memorial Bridge & Greenpoint Avenue 550 feet
- Humboldt Street & Greenpoint Avenue 550 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Kingsland Avenue 590 feet
- Russell Street & Calyer Street 700 feet
- Humboldt Street & Calyer Street 890 feet
- North Henry Street & Meserole Avenue 960 feet
See every intersection along Greenpoint Avenue or North Henry Street.