Lorimer Street & Norman Avenue

Lorimer Street and Norman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 660 feet to the 94th Precinct. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about a minute on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 82 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 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
16 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lorimer 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 · Countdown sign
    360 feet
    B43 B62
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Norman Ave & Leonard St 31 docks in all
    560 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    590 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 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 1930.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lorimer Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lorimer Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 10 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 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Norman Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 300633.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one street clock.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in McCarren Park.

  1. Father Jerzy Popieluszko Monument Sculpture by Stanislaw Lutostanski, 1990
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Winny's Happy Apple Place Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    190 feet
  2. Atelier de la casa Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet
  3. P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont School
    890 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry School
    940 feet
  2. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  3. ABC Child Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarren Park
    730 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center Library
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God of Greenpoint House of worship
    1,250 feet
  2. Polish National Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    760 feet
  2. Greenpoint Post Office
    930 feet

Fire and police

  1. 94th Precinct Police station
    660 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    690 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 82 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lorimer Street or Norman 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.