Manhattan Avenue & Leonard Street

Manhattan Avenue and Leonard Street meet at a five-way junction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. McCarren Park is 30 feet away, and the Engine 229/Ladder 146 firehouse is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 40 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
Manhattan Av/Driggs Av · B43, B48, B62
Within a walk
12 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Leonard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Nassau Av G
    1,070 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Manhattan Av/Driggs Av, 480 feet away, for the B43, B48 and B62.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/Driggs Av B43, B48, B62
    480 feet
    B43 B48 B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B48 …
  3. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Leonard Street and Manhattan Avenue.

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Manhattan Ave & Leonard St 18 docks in all
    220 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 395 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,190 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 65 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 177 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Engert Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Engert Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM

West side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

East side of Manhattan Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of Manhattan Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne. They were built between 1934 and 1936.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in McCarren Park.

  1. Double Sun Mural by Mary Temple, 2016
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. John Ericsson Middle School 126 School
    770 feet
  2. Northside Charter High School
    770 feet
  3. ABC Child Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. Atelier de la casa Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarren Park
    30 feet
  2. Ericsson Playground
    120 feet
  3. Vincent V Abate Playground
    180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lentol Garden
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. McCarren Play Center Recreation center · landmark
    540 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 229/Ladder 146 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Engert Avenue, Leonard 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.