Manhattan Avenue & Kent Street

Manhattan Avenue and Kent Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Elias Church is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Greenpoint Av, is about a minute on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 58 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Greenpoint Av
110 feet · 1 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Manhattan Av/Greenpoint Av · B43, B62
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Kent Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Greenpoint Av, 110 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Greenpoint Av G
    110 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 Manhattan Av/Greenpoint Av, 160 feet away, for the B43 and B62.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/Greenpoint Av B43, B62 · Shelter
    160 feet
    B43 B62
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Manhattan Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greenpoint Ave & Manhattan Ave 27 docks in all
    340 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
    1,240 feet
  2. 1038 Manhattan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,240 feet
  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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
31 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 1899 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 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 Kent Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Kent Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

East side of Manhattan Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302398, 305551 and 332258.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 188 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1871 and 1889.

  1. Smithsonian Hall Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Polonaise Terrace Designated landmark
    370 feet
  3. Bank of Manhattan Trust Company Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Ucp of NYC - the Greenpoint School
    900 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network the Greenpoint School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  3. Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenpoint Historic District Listed historic place
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Elias Church Landmark
    210 feet
  2. Ascension Church Greenpoint House of worship
    470 feet
  3. St Johns Lutheran Church Greenpoint House of worship
    510 feet
Show all 4
  1. Greenpoint Reformed Church House of worship
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 176 Java Street Older adult center
    600 feet
  2. Older adult center at 715 Leonard Street Older adult center
    1,040 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 238/Ladder 106 Fire station
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    320 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    390 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,150 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kent 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.