Leonard Street & Driggs Avenue

Leonard Street and Driggs Avenue 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. McCarren Play Center is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 61 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
840 feet · 3 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Driggs Av/Leonard St · B43
Within a walk
13 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Leonard Street & Driggs Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    840 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Driggs Av/Leonard St, 120 feet away, for the B43.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Driggs Av/Leonard St B43
    120 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Driggs Avenue and Leonard Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Driggs Ave & Lorimer St 27 docks in all
    480 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 395 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 65 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM

West side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne, and built between 1934 and 1936.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. ABC Child Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  2. St Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Acad School
    960 feet
  3. Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
Show all 6
  1. Atelier de la casa Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  2. John Ericsson Middle School 126 School
    1,230 feet
  3. Northside Charter High School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarren Park
    300 feet
  2. Ericsson Playground
    580 feet
  3. Vincent V Abate Playground
    590 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. McCarren Play Center Recreation center · landmark
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Driggs Avenue 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.