Humboldt Street & Engert Avenue

Humboldt Street and Engert Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lentol Garden is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them parks, and 17 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
Graham Av/Engert Av · B43
Within a walk
13 places
3 parks, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Humboldt Street & Engert Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Engert Av, 710 feet away, for the B43.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Engert Av B43
    710 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Engert Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Engert Ave & McGuinness Blvd 19 docks in all
    200 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, 980 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station
    850 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Engert Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Engert Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1892.

  1. 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 dog run
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Acad School
    980 feet
  2. Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  3. John Ericsson Middle School 126 School
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Northside Charter High School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lentol Garden
    420 feet
  2. McGolrick Park Dog Run in Msgr. McGolrick Park Dog run
    760 feet
  3. Msgr. McGolrick Park
    790 feet
Show all 6
  1. Fidelity Triangle
    820 feet
  2. Ericsson Playground
    1,020 feet
  3. McCarren Park
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and five food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Engert Avenue or Humboldt 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.