Leonard Street & Greenpoint Avenue

Leonard Street and Greenpoint Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Greenpoint Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church stands 230 feet away, and Greenpoint YMCA is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about a minute on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 51 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
190 feet · 1 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Greenpoint Av/Leonard St · B24
Within a walk
17 places
9 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Leonard Street & Greenpoint Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 190 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    190 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
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Leonard St, 40 feet away, for the B24.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Greenpoint Av/Leonard St B24
    40 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greenpoint Ave & Manhattan Ave 27 docks in all
    140 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    800 feet
  2. 1038 Manhattan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Greenpoint Avenue (north side).

South side of Greenpoint Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 332259 and 334434.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Greenpoint Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 180 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1874 and 1889.

  1. Smithsonian Hall Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. Convent of St. Anthony of Padua Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    230 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ucp of NYC - the Greenpoint School
    420 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    430 feet
  3. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Historic District Listed historic place
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    490 feet
  2. St Elias Church House of worship
    540 feet
  3. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    620 feet
Show all 6
  1. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    950 feet
  2. Polish National Church House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 715 Leonard Street Older adult center
    560 feet
  2. Older adult center at 176 Java Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet
  3. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    690 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    220 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    870 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,040 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

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