Manhattan Avenue & Bayard Street

Manhattan Avenue and Bayard Street 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. Northside Charter High School is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them parks, and 24 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Graham Av/Bayard St · B43
Within a walk
11 places
2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Bayard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.4 miles
    G L
  2. Graham Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Bayard St, 450 feet away, for the B43.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Bayard St B43
    450 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bayard Street and Manhattan Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bayard St & Leonard St 43 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, 1,150 feet by car along the streets.

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

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
14 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 141 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bayard Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-9PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Bayard Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

East side of Manhattan Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of Manhattan Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne. They were built between 1934 and 1936.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. John Ericsson Middle School 126 School
    390 feet
  2. Northside Charter High School
    390 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ericsson Playground
    240 feet
  2. Lentol Garden
    480 feet
  3. McCarren Park
    510 feet
Show all 5
  1. Vincent V Abate Playground
    990 feet
  2. Badame Sessa Triangle
    1,030 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. McCarren Play Center Recreation center · landmark
    960 feet
  2. School Settlement Association Community Center
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 229/Ladder 146 Fire station
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bayard Street or Manhattan 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.