Leonard Street & Calyer Street

Leonard Street and Calyer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Polish National Church is 260 feet away, and Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
930 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Manhattan Av/Calyer St · B43, B62
Within a walk
22 places
11 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Leonard Street & Calyer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    930 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
    1,310 feet
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Manhattan Av/Calyer St, 350 feet away, for the B43 and B62.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/Calyer St B43, B62
    350 feet
    B43 B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Leonard Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lorimer St & Calyer St 20 docks in all
    540 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.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 87 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hardy rubber tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Calyer Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Calyer Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 334436.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 119 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1870 and 1885.

  1. Greenpoint Savings Bank Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. St. Anthony of Padua Rectory Designated landmark
    480 feet
  3. St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    520 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  2. Ucp of NYC - the Greenpoint School
    430 feet
  3. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    460 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center Library
    1,100 feet
  2. Greenpoint Historic District Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Polish National Church House of worship
    260 feet
  2. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    930 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. Congregation Ahavas Israel House of worship
    1,270 feet
  3. St Elias Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 715 Leonard Street Older adult center
    320 feet
  2. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    560 feet
  3. Greenpoint Post Office
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. 94th Precinct Police station
    940 feet
  2. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    450 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Calyer Street or Leonard 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.