Manhattan Avenue & Java Street

Manhattan Avenue and Java Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ascension Church Greenpoint is 510 feet away, and Java Street Community Garden is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about a minute on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 60 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
280 feet · 1 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Manhattan Av/India St · B43, B62, B94, T403
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Java Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    280 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
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Manhattan Av/India St, 300 feet away, for the B43, B62, B94 and T403.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/India St B43, B62, B94, T403
    300 feet
    B43 B62 B94 T403

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …
  3. B94 …
  4. T403 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Manhattan Avenue.

  • 75 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. India St & Manhattan Ave 50 docks in all
    410 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 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1909 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Java Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Java Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Manhattan Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Manhattan Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301593 and 332167.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 110 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1869 and 1890.

  1. Smithsonian Hall Designated landmark
    570 feet
  2. Polonaise Terrace Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ucp of NYC - the Greenpoint School
    1,160 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Java Street Community Garden
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astral Apartments Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  2. Greenpoint Historic District Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Elias Church Landmark
    260 feet
  2. Ascension Church Greenpoint Landmark
    510 feet
  3. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint Landmark
    760 feet
Show all 4
  1. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 176 Java Street Older adult center
    340 feet
  2. Older adult center at 715 Leonard Street Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,090 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Java 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.