Manhattan Avenue & Commercial Street

Manhattan Avenue and Commercial 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. Manhattan Avenue Street End Park is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about eight minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 13 places to eat. About 1,600 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
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Box St/Manhattan Av · B43
Within a walk
5 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 park and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Commercial Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Greenpoint 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. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    0.5 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Box St/Manhattan Av, 330 feet away, for the B43.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Box St/Manhattan Av B43
    330 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Ash Street, Commercial Street and Manhattan Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Manhattan Ave & Commercial St 31 docks in all
    50 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
    0.3 miles
  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 June 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

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 209 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 65 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Ash Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Ash Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of Commercial Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Commercial Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 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
    240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Manhattan Avenue Street End Park
    310 feet
  2. Greenpoint Playground
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Greenpoint Landing Public space
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. SS Cyril & Methodius RC Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and seven 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Ash Street, Commercial Street or Manhattan Avenue.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.