Greenpoint Avenue & West Street

Greenpoint Avenue and West Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Java Street Community Garden is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
West St/Kent St · B24
Within a walk
12 places
3 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Greenpoint Avenue & West Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    0.3 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West St/Kent St, 250 feet away, for the B24.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West St/Kent St B24
    250 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Greenpoint Avenue and West Street.

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greenpoint Ave & West St 35 docks in all
    50 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1 Huron Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 49 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Greenpoint Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Greenpoint Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of West Street

  • For-hire vehicles only 1 sign FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY PICK-UP / DROP-OFF ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of West Street

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302816 and 308116.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 103 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1858 and 1885.

  1. Mechanics and Traders Bank of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Building Blocks of Greenpoint Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. WNYC Transmitter Park
    310 feet
  2. WNYC Transmitter Park Playground
    400 feet
  3. American Playground
    520 feet
Show all 5
  1. Java Street Community Garden
    730 feet
  2. 61 Franklin Street Garden
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 27-41 West Street Public space
    820 feet
  2. Public space at 155 West Street Public space
    820 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astral Apartments Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavas Israel House of worship
    1,130 feet
  2. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Greenpoint Avenue or West 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.