Humboldt Street & Calyer Street
Humboldt Street and Calyer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The installation “Edge of the Plant/Edge of the Neighborhood” is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Greenpoint Av G0.5 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Humboldt St, 400 feet away, for the B24.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/Humboldt St B24400 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 8 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 all650 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 278 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Calyer Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Calyer Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Humboldt Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Humboldt Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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, 2010440 feet
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Russell Street & Calyer Street 260 feet
- Humboldt Street & Greenpoint Avenue 340 feet
- Calyer Street & Moultrie Street 360 feet
- Humboldt Street & Meserole Avenue 450 feet
- Calyer Street & Jewel Street 610 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Russell Street 620 feet
- Meserole Avenue & Moultrie Street 690 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & Moultrie Street 690 feet
See every intersection along Calyer Street or Humboldt Street.