Lorimer Street & Meserole Avenue

Lorimer Street and Meserole Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greenpoint YMCA is 100 feet away, and Bushwick Inlet Park is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 54 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
900 feet · 3 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Manhattan Av/Meserole Av · B43, B62
Within a walk
20 places
10 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lorimer Street & Meserole Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    900 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
    0.3 miles
    G

Bus

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

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Meserole Ave & Manhattan Ave 28 docks in all
    210 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 176 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,250 feet
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
16 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 1899 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and November 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lorimer Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lorimer Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Meserole Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Meserole Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 5 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 112 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1870 and 1884.

  1. Greenpoint Savings Bank Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. Greenpoint Home for the Aged Designated landmark
    700 feet
  3. Union Baptist Church Designated landmark
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    230 feet
  2. Winny's Happy Apple Place Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    470 feet
  3. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    480 feet
Show all 4
  1. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center Library
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Polish National Church House of worship
    620 feet
  2. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    640 feet
  3. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    1,100 feet
  2. Congregation Ahavas Israel House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 94th Precinct Police station
    110 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    360 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    590 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    500 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 places to eat and 12 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 Lorimer Street or Meserole Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.