Leonard Street & Norman Avenue

Leonard Street and Norman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center is 140 feet away, and Polish National Church is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about a minute on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 86 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
240 feet · 1 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Manhattan Av/Norman Av · B43, B62
Within a walk
12 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Leonard Street & Norman Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    240 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Manhattan Av/Norman Av, 360 feet away, for the B43 and B62.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/Norman Av B43, B62
    360 feet
    B43 B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Leonard Street.

  • 86 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Norman Ave & Leonard St 31 docks in all
    40 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 176 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,110 feet
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 44 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Leonard Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Norman Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Norman Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 336651.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival (early), and built in 1867.

  1. Public School 34 Designated landmark
    390 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 police station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry School
    420 feet
  2. Winny's Happy Apple Place Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    710 feet
  3. ABC Child Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
Show all 4
  1. Atelier de la casa Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarren Park
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center Library
    140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Polish National Church House of worship
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. 94th Precinct Police station
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    970 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    690 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 86 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Leonard Street or Norman Avenue.

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.