Manhattan Avenue & Clay Street

Manhattan Avenue and Clay Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Newtown Barge Playground is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds, and 22 places to eat. About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Manhattan Av/Clay St · B43
Within a walk
6 places
2 playgrounds, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Clay Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    0.3 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Manhattan Av/Clay St, 80 feet away, for the B43.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/Clay St B43
    80 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Manhattan Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Eagle St & Manhattan Ave 35 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 321 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 179 Freeman Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    920 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.

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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 767 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 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
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Clay Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Clay Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Manhattan Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of Manhattan Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 public space
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. The Goddard School of Greenpoint Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Manhattan Avenue Street End Park
    830 feet
  2. Greenpoint Playground
    1,030 feet
  3. Newtown Barge Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Greenpoint Landing Public space
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. SS Cyril & Methodius RC Church House of worship
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Clay 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.