Manhattan Avenue & Greenpoint Avenue

Manhattan Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Charno Way by local law. It lies on the edge of the Greenpoint Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Smithsonian Hall stands 100 feet away, and Polonaise Terrace stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about a minute on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 67 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
50 feet · 1 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Greenpoint Av/Manhattan Av · B24
Within a walk
19 places
10 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Greenpoint Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    50 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/Manhattan Av, 70 feet away, for the B24.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Greenpoint Av/Manhattan Av B24
    70 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Greenpoint Avenue and Manhattan Avenue.

  • 84 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greenpoint Ave & Manhattan Ave 27 docks in all
    90 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    1,020 feet
  2. 1038 Manhattan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
34 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Charno Way, a co-naming enacted on October 10, 2008 (Local Law 48 of 2008).

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 52 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Charno Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Manhattan Avenue (west side).

North side of Greenpoint Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Greenpoint Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Manhattan Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308266, 332258, 332259, 334434 and 334435.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Greenpoint Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 267 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1869 and 1885.

  1. Smithsonian Hall Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. Polonaise Terrace Designated landmark
    150 feet
  3. Bank of Manhattan Trust Company Designated landmark
    210 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ucp of NYC - the Greenpoint School
    640 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  3. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. American Playground
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Historic District Listed historic place
    720 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint Landmark
    300 feet
  2. St Elias Church House of worship
    400 feet
  3. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    410 feet
Show all 6
  1. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Polish National Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  3. Congregation Ahavas Israel House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 715 Leonard Street Older adult center
    780 feet
  2. Older adult center at 176 Java Street Older adult center
    860 feet
  3. Greenpoint YMCA Recreation center
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    570 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    920 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 67 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Greenpoint Avenue 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 Records, 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.